H. T. Burleigh

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Henry Thacker Burleigh (December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949) was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer who was instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh made black music available to classically trained artists both by introducing them to spirituals and by arranging spirituals in a more classical form. Burleigh also introduced Antonín Dvořák to Black American music, which influenced some of Dvořák's most famous compositions and led him to say that Black music would be the basis of an American classical music.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 2, 1866 (Erie), Died September 12, 1949 (Stamford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, baritone vocal, lyricist, adapter

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	LAE225	10-in.	July 1928	Deep river	Kentucky Jubilee Choir ; Forbes Randolph	Male vocal chorus	arranger
Edison	4760	10-in.	6/1/1916	The young warrior	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5010	10-in.	9/20/1916	Jean	Marie Rappold	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6028	10-in.	Feb. 1918	Go down, Moses (Let my people go!)	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	6055	10-in.	Mar. 1918	By an' by	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	6334	10-in.	8/2/1918	Little mother of mine	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7287	10-in.	4/14/1920	Jean	Robert Gayler ; Edith McDonald	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7363	10-in.	5/21/1920	Deep river	Robert Gayler ; Elvira Leveroni	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Gramophone	0EA2122	10-in.	6/27/1935	Little child of Mary	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Male vocal solo, with piano	adapter
Gramophone	0LA2189	10-in.		Were you there?	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Gramophone	0LA2830	10-in.	11/16/1938	I don't feel no-ways tired	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Gramophone	Bb14284	10-in.	8/28/1928	Deep river	Marian Anderson ; Lawrence Brown	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia (U.K.)	WA6432	10-in.	either October or November 1927	Were you there?	Norman Allin	Bass vocal solo, with piano	arranger

(Results 76-88 of 88 records)

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