Juba Dance From The Suite "In The Bottoms"
by R. Nathaniel Dett
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

Piano - Late Intermediate

SKU: AP.0661

Composed by R. Nathaniel Dett. Edited by Judi Gowe. Masterworks; Piano Solo; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles. Summy-Birchard supplementary piano. Form: Suite. 20th Century. Single piece. 8 pages. Summy-Birchard Inc #00-0661. Published by Summy-Birchard Inc (AP.0661).

ISBN 9780874876611. UPC: 029156142013. 9x12 inches. Key: F major. English.

'Juba' is one of the earliest and possibly best compositions by R. Nathaniel Dett. Majoring in composition and piano at Oberlin, in 1908, Dett was the first black person to earn a Bachelor of Music degree. A few years later he received a masters from Eastman, then honorary Doctorate from both Oberlin and Howard University. Most of Dett's music-writing and music-making was devoted to the music of his people. 'Juba' is the result of a well-schooled composer making effective use of elements of ragtime. A Summy-Birchard publlications.