Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology of Major Events in the Life of Harry T. Burleigh
  • PART I. ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA: FOUNDATION FOR A NATIONAL CAREER
  • 1. Hamilton Waters and the Struggle for Freedom and Education
  • 2. The Family and Community That Shaped Burleigh's Youth
  • 3. Burleigh's Music Experience and Training in Erie
  • PART II. TO NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND
  • 4. Burleigh at the National Conservatory of Music
  • 5. Introducing Antonín Dvořák to African American Music
  • 6. The Columbian Exposition--The Chicago World's Fair
  • 7. The Symphony "From the New World"
  • 8. Foremost Musician and Engaged Citizen
  • 9. Burleigh's Singing Career
  • 10. Music Mentor and Colleague
  • 11. Family Matters: Fame and Its Discontents
  • 12. Wife and Family of the "Eminent Baritone"
  • 13. St. George's Becomes Mr. Burleigh's Church
  • PART III. ART SONG COMPOSER, MUSIC EDITOR, AND PIONEER ARRANGER OF SPIRITUALS
  • 14. A Singer-Composer Learns His Craft
  • 15. "Composer by Divine Right"
  • 16. Bringing Spirituals to the Concert Stage
  • 17. Burleigh Spirituals and the Harlem Renaissance
  • PART IV. BURLEIGH'S LEGACY
  • 18. The Impact of a Life