Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 - October 2, 1943), often known as R. Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a Canadian-American composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor. Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882 - 1943), one of history's greatest musicians of African descent, was multi-talented - not only as a composer, but also as a choir leader, pianist, teacher, poet, and writer.
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Robert Nathaniel Dett was born in Drummondsville, Ontario, Canada, on October 11, 1882. His ancestors were among the slaves who escaped to the North and settled in that slave-founded town. In 1901, Dett began studying piano with Oliver Willis Halstead in nearby Lockport. Robert Nathaniel Dett was born October 11, 1882 in Drummondville, Ontario, Canada, a town founded prior to the American Civil War by fugitive slaves from the U.S. His early experience included absorbing spirituals his grandmother sang, playing piano in church, and studying piano locally. R. (Robert) Nathaniel Dett was born in Drummondsville (now Niagara Falls), Ontario, Canada, on October 11, 1882. He studied piano as a child, and began more serious musical studies at the Oliver Willis Halstead Conservatory in Lockport, New York. (1882-1943). Canadian-born pianist, composer, music director, and writer R. Nathaniel Dett dedicated himself to spreading African American music throughout the United States. He often included old African American spirituals in his works.
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Robert Nathaniel Dett, 1882-194 Photograph: Library of Congress Dett, the Black Canadian-American composer, pianist and poet had finally arrived at a world renowned New York concert hall, 71. Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, educator, pianist (born 11 October 1882 in Drummondville [now Niagara Falls], ON; died 2 October 1943 in Battle Creek, Michigan). His training began in Canada on piano and organ and continued in the United States and France. Robert Nathaniel Dett was born in Drummondville, Ontario, Canada (now, the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario), on October 11, 1882. During his childhood, Dett learned African American spirituals from his grandmother, while his mother helped him memorize Biblical passages and the poetry of William Shakespeare and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Dett was the first person of African descent to graduate from. African American composer, conductor, and music educator Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943) elevated the African American folk spiritual into an art form. Robert Dett was born in Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 11, 1882, the youngest of four children of educated and musically talented parents.
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Robert Nathaniel Dett, c. 1920 About R. Nathaniel Dett This website is dedicated to the music of R. Nathaniel Dett (1882 - 1943), one of history's greatest musicians of African descent, to its appreciation, and to the promotion of performances of his great body of work. Robert Nathaniel Dett (11 October 1882-2 October 1943), composer and educator, was born in the Village of Niagara Falls (formerly Drummondville), Ontario, Canada. His father, Robert Tue Dett, a railroad porter and hotel manager, played piano and guitar and sang baritone, and his mother, Charlotte Johnson Dett, was an accomplished pianist and.
Composer Robert Nathaniel Dett, who lived until 1943, was a collector and preserver of spirituals, and he saw the music as a rich and artistic source of melody for American music. Robert Nathaniel Dett is considered a pioneer, innovator, and trailblazer in American music. Dett was a Black American composer, pianist, organist, choral conductor, and music professor. Dett was born in Drummondville, Ontario on October 11, 1882. Dett's birthplace is significant because Drummondville was an exit point for the Underground Railroad.
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Robert Nathaniel Dett (11 October 1882 — 2 October 1943) ＝ Name in Other Languages: روبيرت ناثانيل ديت ＝ Aliases: Dett, Nathaniel Dett, R. Nathaniel Dett ＝ Authorities - WorldCat, Wikipedia, VIAF: 39642105, LCCN: n85152451, ISNI: 0000 0000 8118 9247, [ 6 more.] Show works by type/instrument External links Detailed biography: Wikipedia See also The name of Dr. Robert Nathaniel Dett, noted composer, conductor, pianist, poet, and educator, who died in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 2, 1943, only nine days before his 61st birthday, will always have a special significance for the music world. At the time of his death he had become a figure of international prominence through his.
