The Black Horn The Story Of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt by Robert Lee Watt Book

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The Black Horn The Story Of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt by Robert Lee Watt Book

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The Black Horn The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt tells the story of the first African American French Hornist hired by a major symphony in the United States. Today few African Americans hold chairs in major American symphony orchestras and Watt is the first in many years to write about this uniquely exhilaratingand at times painfulexperience. The Black Horn chronicles the upbringing of a young boy fascinated by the sound of the French horn. Watt walks readers through the many obstacles of the racial climate in the United States both on and off stage and his efforts to learn and eventually master an instrument little considered in the African American community. Even the authors own father who played trumpet sought to dissuade the young classical musician in the making. He faced opposition from within the communitywhere the instrument was deemed by Watts father a middle instrument suited only for thinlipped white boysand from without. Watt also documented his struggles as a student at a nearly allwhite major music conservatory as well as his first job in a major symphony orchestra after the conservatory canceled his scholarship. Watt subsequently chronicles his triumphs and travails as a musician when confronting the realities of race in America and the world of classical music. This book will surely interest any classical musician and student particularly those of color seeking to grasp the sometimes troubled history of being the only black horn. show more
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  • Category: Art, Architecture & Photography
  • Format: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Publication Date: 2014-30-10
  • Publisher / Label: Bloomsbury Publishin
  • Author: Robert Lee Watt
  • Fruugo ID: 59036523-119658344
  • ISBN: 9781442239388

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