Robert Nathaniel Dett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
About Robert Nathaniel Dett
- Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 – October 2, 1943), often known as R.
- Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a Canadian-American Black composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor.
- Born and raised in Canada until the age of 11, he moved to the United States with his family and had most of his professional education and career there.
- During his lifetime he was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music.He was among the first Black composers during the early years after the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was organized.
- His works often appeared among the programs of Will Marion Cook's New York Syncopated Orchestra.
- Dett performed at Carnegie Hall and at the Boston Symphony Hall as a pianist and choir director.
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