Guitar Music by Black Composers


1	Gender	Composer	Work Title	Year Written	Approx. Duration	Link to Recording	Link to Sheet Music	Composer Dates	Composer Website	Notes

2	Male	Bryant, Freddie	Fantasia On a Theme By Charlie Haden: For Turiya	1996	7.5'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website		https://www.freddiebryant.com/
3			Fantasy from a Single Note	1994			Link
4			Portrait of a Thought	1985			Link
5			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: I. Prelude	2016	4'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
6			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: II. Fuoco	2016	1'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
7			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: III. Samba	2016	3'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
8			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: IV. Arioso	2016	2'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
9			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: V. Animato	2016	3.5'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
10			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: VI. Lento	2016	2'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
11			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: VII. Allegro	2016	3'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
12			Prelude, Variations and Ruminations on St. James Infirmary: VIII. Declamando	2016	1.5'	Freddie Bryant (YouTube)	Directly on Website
13			Suite for Nia Andrea: I. Lullaby for the Newborn	1995	5'	Composer's Website	Directly on Website (Kithara Editions)
14			Suite for Nia Andrea: II. Serenade	1995	4'	Composer's Website	Directly on Website (Kithara Editions)
15			Suite for Nia Andrea: III. Niahnie’s Dance	1995	5'	Composer's Website	Directly on Website (Kithara Editions)
16	Male	Carillo, Carlos	Mariluna		4'	David Leisner (link)	Contact the Composer
17	Male	Casseus, Frantz	Adieu Foulard (original title: Chanson Creole)		2'	Alberto Mesirca (iTunes, Spotify) Marc Ribot (YouTube)	Purchase	1915 – 1993
18			Atibon (Version 2)		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
19			Ballad in B Minor		1'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
20			Cahnson (Atibon)		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
21			Chanson in A Major		1'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
22			Chanson in E Minor
23			Dance of the Hounsies		3'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
24			Deux Pièces Caractéristiques: Congo, Rara		4'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify: Congo, Rara)
25			Etude No. 1		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
26			Haiti (original title: Haitian Merengue)		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
27			Haitian Suite		14'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify I, II, III, IV)
28			Improvisation		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
29			Just for you and me		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
30			Lullaby-Dodo Titit Manman		3.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
31			Merengue		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
32			Meringue Frangeul		1'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
33			Meringue No.2		1'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
34			Nan Guinin		2.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
35			Nibo		2.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
36			On Sunday		3.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
37			Prelude No. 1		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
38			Prelude No. 2		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
39			Romance		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
40			Romance (1978)		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
41			Serenade Lointaine		2.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
42			Simbi		3.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
43			Sobo
44			Untitled in A Major		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
45			Untitled July 17, 1957		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
46			Valse		3.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
47			Vie Bègue		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
48			Works from Notebook No. 99: Lullaby in C Major		2'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
49			Yanvalou		1.5'	Alberto Mesirca (Spotify)
50	Male	Flippin, Thomas	Scenes from America	2012	7'	Thomas Flippin (iTunes, Spotify)	Purchase		https://thomasflippin.com/
51			Neverland	2008	8'		Contact the Composer
52			A Soldier's Sonata	2007	9.5'		Purchase
53	Male	Green, Anthony R.	SonikaChenzì	2007	8'	Contact the Composer	Contact the Composer		https://www.anthonyrgreen.com/
54	Male	Holland, Justin	An Andante				Purchase	1819 - 1877
55			Delta Kappa Epsilon March
56			Fra Diavolo
57			Gertrude's Dream Waltz
58			Il Trovatore
59			La Fille Du Regiment
60			La Primma Donna Waltz
61			La Traviata
62			Lucia di Lammermoor
63			Lucrezia Borgia
64			Martha
65			Norma
66			Oberon
67			Peek-A-Boo Waltz
68			Rigoletto
69			Romeo et Juliette
70			See-Saw Waltz
71			Sonnambula
72			William Tell
73			Webster's Funeral March
74	Male	Kay, Ulysses	Guitarra	1973, rev. 1985	12'		Info soon	1917 - 1995	https://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Kay.html
75	Female	León, Tania	Bailarín	1998	4'	David Starobin (YouTube, Spotify, iTunes)	Purchase	b. 1943	https://www.tanialeon.com/
76	Female	León, Tania	¡Paisanos Semos!	1984	4'	Ana María Rosado (YouTube, Spotify, iTunes)	JW Pepper	b. 1943	https://www.tanialeon.com/
77	Male	Luiz, João	Batuque		4'	André Simão (Spotify, iTunes)	Purchase	b. 1973
78			Jequibau	2016			Purchase
79			Preludio no. 1		3'	Gabriele Leite (YouTube)	Purchase
80			Preludio no.2	2019	3'	Camilla Silva (YouTube)	Purchase
81			Preludio no.3		3'	Nícolas Porto Silva (YouTube)
82			Preludio no.4		3'	Octavio Deluchi (YouTube)
83			Xié	2019	6'	Jiji (YouTube)	Purchase
84	Male	Mason, Quinn	Selected Etudes	2012-2017	1-3'	Composer's Website (MIDI)	Contact the Composer (perusal score here)	b. 1996	https://masonianmusic.wixsite.com/home
85			Sonata	2018	10.5'	Tom Clippinger, Phil Goldenberg, Silviu Ciulei (YouTube)	Contact the Composer (perusal score here)
86			Two Nocturnes	2017/2019	5'	Composer's Website (MIDI)	Contact the Composer (perusal score here)


1	Gender	Composer	Work Title	Instrumentation	Year Written	Approx. Duration	Link to Recording	Link to Sheet Music	Composer Dates	Composer Website	Notes

2	Female	Alberga, Eleanor	Animal Banter	Flute, classical guitar, bass	1989	8'	SoundCloud (alt version for flute, piano, cello)	Contact the Composer		https://eleanoralberga.com/
3	Female	Alberga, Eleanor	Resolution	Oboe, classical guitar	1982	11'		Contact the Composer		https://eleanoralberga.com/
4	Male	Baker, David	Fantasy, Serenade & Fugue	Flute, bassoon, classical guitar				Purchase	1931 - 2016	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Baker_(composer)
5	Male	Balter, Marcos	New Cochlea	Percussion, classical guitar, double bass	2008			Contact the Composer	b. 1974	https://marcosbalter.com/
6			Pois que nada que dure, ou que durando	Soprano (hand percussion), classical guitar	2013	5'	Spotify, YouTube, iTunes				Guitar amplified with heavy reverb if possible
7			Portmanteaux	Flute, clarinet, classical guitar, harp, string quartet	2007
8	Female	Bryan, Courtney	Soli Deo Gloria	Classical guitar duo	2017	6'	Spotify, YouTube, iTunes	Purchase	b. 1982	https://www.courtneybryan.com/
9	Male	Bryant, Freddie	Anthem for Unity	Clarinet, classical guitar	2005	12'	Link	Link		https://www.freddiebryant.com/
10	Male	Flippin, Thomas	Beyond Ferguson	Versions for classical guitar duo, trio, and quartet/orchestra	2014/2019	6'	Composer's Website (trio version)	Duo, Trio, Quartet/Orchestra		https://thomasflippin.com/
11			Ten Kingdoms	Classical guitar duo	2012	8'	Composer's Website	Contact the Composer
12			Adrift: Streams of Thought	Soprano, classical guitar	2005	7'		Contact the Composer
13	Male	Green, Anthony R.	... in virid lows and azure highs ...	Alto flute, viola, classical guitar	2011	9'	Contact the Composer	Contact the Composer		https://www.anthonyrgreen.com/
14	Male	Green, Anthony R.	Refraction Aberrance	Cello and ensemble of piano, harp, classical guitar (or any combination)	2010	12'	YouTube (without guitar)	Contact the Composer		https://www.anthonyrgreen.com/
15	Female	Herbison, Jeraldine Saunders	Six Art Songs, op. 29: Daffodils	High voice, classical guitar	1998	3.5'
16			Six Art Songs, op. 29: Innisfree	High voice, classical guitar, cello	1998	4'
17			Six Art Songs, op. 29: In Time of Silver Rain	High voice, classical guitar, cello	1998	2'
18			Six Art Songs, op. 29: Without You	High voice, classical guitar, cello	1998	2'
19			Trio No. 2, op. 17	Versions for: flute, violin, classical guitar; flute, viola, classical guitar; flute, classical guitar, cello	1979	7'
20	Male	Holland, Jonathan Bailey	Americana	Flute, voice, classical guitar, drums, violin (2), viola, cello, bass	2011	7'		Contact the Composer	b. 1974	http://www.jonathanbaileyholland.com/
21	Male	Holland, Justin	Allie Darling	Voice and classical guitar				Purchase	1819 - 1877
22			And He's Got The Money Too	Voice and classical guitar
23			Dream Faces	Voice and classical guitar
24			Jacob Gets The Mitten	Voice and classical guitar
25			Only To See The Darling	Voice and classical guitar
26			Poor Ole Joe	Voice and classical guitar
27			Still I Love Thee	Voice and classical guitar
28			Sweet Roses	Voice and classical guitar
29			The Little Ones At Home	Voice and classical guitar
30			The Ship That Never Returned	Voice and classical guitar
31			Under The Beautiful Stars	Voice and classical guitar
32			Weep For The Love That Fate Forbids	Voice and classical guitar
33			When My Rover Comes Again	Voice and classical guitar
34	Female	León, Tania	Pueblo Mulato	Soprano, oboe, percussion, piano, classical guitar, double bass	1987	7'	Spotify, YouTube I, II, III	Purchase	b. 1943	https://www.tanialeon.com/
35	Female	León, Tania	Son Sonora	Flute, classical guitar	1993	15'		Purchase	b. 1943	https://www.tanialeon.com/
36	Male	Luiz, João	Alfaia e Maré	Classical guitar quartet	2016			Purchase
37			Da Bahia ao Daomé	Classical guitar quartet	2015	5'	Quarteto Toccata (iTunes, Spotify)	Purchase
38			Djavan's Portrait	Classical guitar duo		4'	Brasil Guitar Duo (iTunes, Spotify)
39			Jogo de roda	Classical guitar quartet	2017			Purchase
40			Kirsten	Classical guitar quartet	2016	4.5'	Quaternaglia (YouTube)	Purchase
41			Modinha	Classical guitar quartet		4.5'	Quaternaglia (Spotify, iTunes)
42			Oxalufã, Oxaguiã	Classical guitar quartet	2015	5.5'	Quarteto Toccata (iTunes, Spotify, YouTube)	Purchase
43			Todas as Manhãs-Homenagem a Luiz Bonfa	Flute, viola, classical guitar		11'	Trio Virado (Spotify, iTunes, YouTube)	Contact the Composer
44			Urbano	Classical guitar quartet		4'	Quaternaglia (Spotify, iTunes)
45	Male	Mason, Quinn	Por Seis	Flute, english horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, guitar, violin, cello	2015-2016	14'	Composer's Website (MIDI)	Contact the Composer (perusal score here)	b. 1996	https://masonianmusic.wixsite.com/home
46	Male	Phillips Jr., Joseph C.	Scission	Classical guitar, piano	2015	8'		Contact the Composer		https://www.numinousmusic.com/
47	Male	Roxbury, Ronald	Two Whitman Songs	Baritone, flute, classical guitar	1986	7'	Spotify, YouTube I, II	Purchase	1946 - 1986
48	Male	Tillis, Frederick C.	Three Plus One	Clarinet, classical guitar, violin (tape track, potentially lost but not necessary)	1969	7.5'		Purchase	1930 - 2020
49	Male	Walker, George	Modus	Flute, oboe/cor anglais, classical guitar (2)/mandolin (1), violin, cello	1998	9'	Cygnus Ensemble (Spotify, YouTube, iTunes)	Purchase	1922 - 2018	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walker_(composer)
50	Male	Williams, Evan	The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam	Soprano, oboe/english horn, violin, viola, cello, classical guitar, and percussion	2010	22'	I, II, III, IV, V (Youtube)	Contact the Composer		http://www.evanwilliamsmusic.info/


1	Gender	Composer	Work Title	Instrumentation	Year Written	Approx. Duration	Link to Recording	Link to Sheet Music	Composer Dates	Composer Website	Notes

2	Male	Balter, Marcos	Growth	Flute, clarinet, saxophone, electric guitar, piano, violin (2), viola, cello (conducted)	2010			Contact the Composer	b. 1974	https://marcosbalter.com/
3	Female	León, Tania	Ajiaco	Electric guitar, piano	1992	7'	Schanzer/Speach Duo (Spotify)		b. 1943	https://www.tanialeon.com/
4	Male	Phillips Jr., Joseph C.	The Distance of the Moon	Alto saxophone, electric guitar, violin, cello, bass, percussion			Composer's Website	Contact the Composer		https://www.numinousmusic.com/
5			The Eloquent Light	Trumpet, electric guitar, flute/oboe, clarinet/English horn, horn, tuba, vibraphone, harp, string quartet
6			Kelli-Kelip	Flute, electric guitar, piano
7			Liquid Timepieces	Flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, electric guitar, electric keyboards (2), violin (2), viola, cello	2010	13'
8			Race	Trumpet, electric guitar, flute/clarinet, flute/clarinet, horn, tuba, vibraphone, electric piano, string quartet
9			The Red Book	Flute, clarinet, trumpet, electric guitar, electric piano, violin (2), viola, cello	2013	6'
10			Serendipity	Flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar (2), keyboard, harp, vibraphone, female voices (5), violin (2), viola (2), cello (2), electric bass	2013	5'
11			The Spell of a Vanishing Loveliness	Mezzo-soprano, vibraphone, electric guitar, cello
12	Male	Thomas, Darian	Abstract 1	Marimba, vibraphone, electric guitars (2), and piano	2015	6'	SoundCloud (MIDI file)	Contact the Composer		https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/
13	Male	Thomas, Darian	Tezcatlipoca	Vocal samples, electric violin, electric guitar, and synths	2016	15'	Composer's Website	Contact the Composer		https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/
14	Female	Washington, Shelley	It'll Be Loud	Bassoon, baritone saxophone, electric guitars (2)		6'
15	Female	Washington, Shelley		Electric guitar quartet
16	Male	Williams, Evan	Heavy	Bass clarinet, trombone, viola, electric guitar, and percussion	2016	9.5'	Levels (Bandcamp)	Purchase		http://www.evanwilliamsmusic.info/
17			Love Words \| Mad Words	Countertenor, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, electric guitar, and piano	2018	10'		Contact the Composer
18			Songs of Innocence \| Songs of Experience	Vocalist, electric guitar, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion (vibraphone and drum set) violin, cello, and piano/synthesizer	2019	40'		Contact the Composer
19	Female	Z, Pamela	The Schmetterling	Pamela Z & the Bang on a Can All-Stars (clarinet/bass clarinet , cello, drumset, piano, electric guitar, bass)	1998	8'	CanLand		b. 1956	http://www.pamelaz.com/index.htm