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Piano Music by Black Composers

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This database is solely on piano music by Black composers. This is an ongoing and on-growing database that represents only a fraction of all the piano music that has been composed by Black composers. Even so, our team works to provide the largest database dedicated to promoting the piano music of Black composers. You will find information regarding where to purchase the music, recordings (when available), publishing information, pedagogical notes, and teaching demonstrations (when available). Please do reach out if you would like your compositions or recordings to be added to the database. Please also let us know if you see any changes that need to be made. Our database is created by Black pianists and provides an educational opportunity for all students, all teachers, and all performers.

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wdt_ID	Name	Dates	Pieces	Level	Publication	Recording	Links to Music	Notes	Pedagogy Notes	Additional Notes
1	*Bailey, Mable	(1939- )	Prankster	Intermediate			https://www.hildegard.com/composer_detail.php?id=16
2	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris	(1956- )	Liszten, My Husband Is Not A Hat!	Etude No. 2: 8	Hildegard Publishing Company, Library: American Music Research Center	http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=92964
3	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris		Deja Vu				https://reginaharrisbaiocchi.com/instrumental-music/
4	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris	(1956- )	Equipoise by Intersection: Etude No. 1			https://www.amazon.com/s?i=popular&rh=p_32%3ARegina+Harris+Baiocchi&ref=dp_byline_sr_music_4	https://reginaharrisbaiocchi.com/instrumental-music/
5	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris	(1956- )	Equipoise by Intersection: Etude No. 2			https://www.amazon.com/s?i=popular&rh=p_32%3ARegina+Harris+Baiocchi&ref=dp_byline_sr_music_4	https://reginaharrisbaiocchi.com/instrumental-music/	Second etude in Hildegard publishing
6	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris	(1956- )	Legacy				https://reginaharrisbaiocchi.com/instrumental-music/
7	Baiocchi, Regina A. Harris	(1956- )	Azuretta	Late intermediate		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPAdjhBVZgU	Sample of score found on composer's website https://reginaharrisbaiocchi.com/instrumental-music/		Beautiful singing melody, voicing. Short interruptions of contrapuntal and dissonance. Beautiful harmonies.
8	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	Black Patti Waltzes			Orchestral Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voj4Cl8cESQ
9	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	In a Birch Canoe				https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-a-birch-canoe-easiest-piano-sheet-music-for-beginner-pianists-digital-sheet-music/20434730
10	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	The Kickapoo Chief or In a Birch Canoe
11	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	Love’s Enchanted Waltzes
12	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	Marcelline Schottish
13	Accooe, Willis	(?- 1904)	Southern Blossoms Waltzes
14	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 1 in G minor	Late Intermediate		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXv8FNo861g	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627	Born on December 30th https://www.hleslieadams.com/scores	Flowing LH with RH melody in single notes and octaves. Double thirds requiring cross over	Artist: Maria Coley
15	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 2 in G Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXv8FNo861g	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
16	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 3 in A minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXv8FNo861g	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
17	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 4 in C Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zHikP49RA	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627		Great for Predecessor to Chopin C Major Etude
18	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 5 in D minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zHikP49RA	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
19	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 6 in D Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zHikP49RA	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
20	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 7 in B Minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsFGONUgH-o	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
21	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 8 in G Flat Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsFGONUgH-o	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
22	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 9 in B Flat minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsFGONUgH-o	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
23	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 10 in D Flat Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwVEB152kw	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
24	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 11 in C sharp minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwVEB152kw	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
25	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 1 No. 12 in E Flat minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmwVEB152kw	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
26	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 1 in E Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtqgEztQtk	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627		Requires good voicing technique to balance chords
27	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 2 in A Flat Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtqgEztQtk	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
28	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 3 in D sharp minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxtqgEztQtk	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
29	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 4 in F sharp minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NLsMKpbM0k	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627		Would use these alongside Mendelssohn without words. Handling a melody with various accompaniment shared between the hands
30	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 5 in C minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NLsMKpbM0k	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
31	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 6 in B major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NLsMKpbM0k	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
32	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 7 in A Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZlLhhSfqfY	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
33	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 8 in C sharp minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZlLhhSfqfY	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
34	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 9 in E minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzMLa7seGeo	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627		Octave etude for both hands. Great requirement for College auditions
35	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 10 in F minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJD9GrgsmMg	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
36	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 11 in G sharp minor			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJD9GrgsmMg	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
37	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 12 in F Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saW5c3Cyuto	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
38	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 13 in A Flat Major			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saW5c3Cyuto	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
39	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Etude Part 2 No. 14 “Final Etude”			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcQpjBQ5PcU	https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/adams-26-etudes-for-solo-piano-vol-1-digital-sheet-music/21205627
40	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Prelude No. 1 “Allegretto deciso” from Three Piano Preludes				https://composers.com/composers/h-leslie-adams/three-preludes-piano
41	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Prelude No. 2 “Andante e poco rubato (blues) from Three Piano Preludes				https://composers.com/composers/h-leslie-adams/three-preludes-piano
42	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Prelude No. 3 “Allegro ma non troppo” from Three Piano Preludes				https://composers.com/composers/h-leslie-adams/three-preludes-piano
43	Adams, Leslie	(1932-	Contrats for Piano				https://composers.com/composers/h-leslie-adams/contrasts-piano
44	Adger, Joseph	(1880-?)	Blissful Buoyancy
45	Adger, Joseph	(1880-?)	Faded Friendships/Waltz
46	Adger, Joseph	(1880-?)	Grant Memorial/March
47	Adger, Joseph	(1880-?)	On The Rocks At Newport/ Scherzo
48	Aldridge, Amanda (Montague Ring)	(1866-1956)	Bagdad Suite	Late Intermediate	Hildegard Publishing Company, Library of Congress			Born March 10th
49	Aldridge, Amanda (Montague Ring)	(1866-1956)	Carnival Suite of Five Dances	Late Intermediate
50	Aldridge, Amanda (Montague Ring)	(1866-1956)	Four Moorish Pictures	Late Intermediate		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68sUH36DEzs
	Name	Dates	Pieces	Level	Publication	Recording	Links to Music	Notes	Pedagogy Notes	Additional Notes

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