Hale Smith
Sign in to saveAmerican composer, music pedagogue, and jazz pianist (1925–2009)
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- Born
- 1810
- Died
- 1879
- Works
- 34
Top works
- The Old Colony railroad
- Impiety in high places, and sympathy with crime
- Why men hate the ministers of Christ
- A reply to the personal attack of Mr. O.A. Skinner and others
- Sunshine and shadow in New York
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Hale Smith (June 29, 1925 – November 24, 2009) was an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor.[1] He was one of the most notable African American composers of the 20th century. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Smith studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, graduating with a B.M. degree in 1950, and obtaining an M.M. in 1952. There, his instructors included Marcel Dick (composition), Ward Lewis (theory), Dorothy Price (piano), and Robert U. Nelson (calligraphy). In 1953 his opera
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Place of death
- Freeport
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Educated at
- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- symphonic music
- Instrument
- piano
- Number of children
- 4
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- date of birth
- 1925-06-29
- date of death
- 2009-11-24
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- described at URL
- www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/smith-hale-1925-2009
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
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