Undine Smith Moore | |
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 Prof. Smith Moore | |
| Born | Undine Eliza Anna Smith August 25, 1904 |
| Died | February 6, 1989 (aged 84) |
| Education | Fisk University, Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, educator |
| Employer | Virginia State University |
| Spouse | James Arthur Moore (m. 1938) |
| Children | 1 |
Undine Eliza Anna Smith Moore (25 August 1904 – 6 February 1989), the "Dean of Black Women Composers", was an American composer and professor of music in the twentieth century. Moore was originally trained as a classical pianist, but developed a compositional output of mostly vocal music—her preferred genre.[1] Much of her work was inspired by black spirituals and folk music.[2] Undine Smith Moore was a renowned teacher, and once stated that she experienced "teaching itself as an art".[3] Towards the end of her life, she received many awards for her accomplishments as a music educator.[4]
- ^ Walker-Hill, Helen. From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and their Music. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002. 54, 65.
- ^ Bustard, Clark (February 29, 1996). "Undine Smith Moore". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Moore, Undine Smith, David N. Baker, and Lida M. Belt. “The Black Composer Speaks: An Interview with Undine Smith Moore.” Helicon Nine, no. 14/15 (1986): 172–85. via EBSCO.
- ^ Walker-Hill, Helen. From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and their Music. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002, p. 60.