Dorothy Rudd Moore

For other people named Dorothy Moore, see Dorothy Moore (disambiguation).
Dorothy Rudd Moore
Born(1940-06-04)June 4, 1940
Newcastle, Delaware (state), U.S.
DiedMarch 30, 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 81)
Alma materHoward University (1963)
Bachelor of Music in Composition
American Conservatory
Occupations

Dorothy Rudd Moore (June 4, 1940 – March 30, 2022) was an American composer and music educator. She was one of the co-founders of the Society of Black Composers. She is considered one of the leading women composers of color for her generation and did commissions for the National Symphony, Opera Ebony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and solo artists.[1] She was a member of the American Composers Alliance, BMI, New York Singing Teachers Association, and New York Women Composers.[2] Her works were unpublished, but are available through the American Composers Alliance.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Dorothy Rudd Moore". American Composers Alliance. January 1965. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Rudd Moore Interview with Bruce Duffie ..." www.bruceduffie.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  3. ^ Horne, Aaron (1996). Brass music of black composers: a bibliography. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313298264. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 4 October 2010.