Helen Hagan, who has composed for the piano; Concerto with orchestral accompaniment (manuscript).
J. Harvey Hebron, who has produced for the voice splendid semi-classic ballads (American Magazine Co., 1514 South St., Phila., Pa.,) and for the violin and piano: Sonata in E (manuscript).
J. Rosamond Johnson, whose classic ballads and light operas have been written for the white company, Klaw & Erlanger and such noted white actresses as Lillian Russell. In the production of many of his pieces, J. Rosamond was ably assisted by his brother James Weldon Johnson who also was the translator for the English libretto of “Goyescas” the Spanish grand opera produced by the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1915. James W. also has several French music translations to his credit. The works of J. Rosamond Johnson are published by Ditson & Co., Boston, Mass.
Gerald Tyler, who has composed for the voice, Art-songs that are published by Schirmer & Co., New York City.
Clarence Cameron White, whose violin Spirituals are published by Carl Fisher & Co., New York.
The “blue song” compositions of W. C. Handy are known and sung all over the world. He is president of the Handy Music Co., of New York City, which is the leading firm of its kind among Colored people in the world. Perry Bradford is composer of the “Crazy Blues” that have made himself, Mamie Smith and the Okeh phonograph records nationally and internationally famous.
N. Clark Smith is second to none among American Colored musicians as a composer of instrumental, especially, band music. For several years he was band leader of the Tuskegee Institute expert band and also served for a long period as bandmaster of the famous Old Illinois 8th Regiment. Today he is Director of Music at the Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Mo.
The following list contains the names of some of the leading musicians who are foremost composers of different lines of music: Mrs. B. Consuelo Cook, J. E. Dowell, E. Edmonds, W. H. Farrell, Harry Freeman, Jessie L. Gaynor, A. P. Grant, H. P. Gilbert, L. Godfrey, Nora Douglass Holt, Edwin F. Hill, E. A. Jackson, Scott Jolpin, E. T. Jenkins, Joe. Jordan, Turner Layton, Therwold Otterstrom, Dave Payton, J. S. Pollen, Alex Rogers, H. E. Stewart, Dekiven Thompson, Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams, Geo. Hoff.
