H.T. Burleigh collection.

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H.T. Burleigh collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751990004

This collection contains materials related to composer H.T. Burleigh, including sheet music, scores and some personal papers.

.5 linear ft. (1 box and 3 oversized papers (OP))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8127070

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Burleigh, H. T. (Harry Thacker), 1866-1949

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African American composer H.T. (Harry Thacker) Burleigh was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866. In 1892, he enrolled in the National Conservatory of Music in New York City where he also took a job as assistant to composer Antonin Dvorak. Burleigh graduated in 1896 and continued teaching sight singing at the Conservatory until 1898. In 1894, he became the first African American to hold the position of baritone soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in lower Manhattan, a position he held for 50 ...