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Nineteenth-Century New Orleans Composers

Description: A comprehensive study of all nineteenth-century New Orleans composers is far beyond the scope of this paper. There are simply too many. An attempt has been made, however, to include as many possible in the text. Others, about whom there is insufficient information to include in a narrative, have been relegated to the appendix, where they are treated in the style of a biographical dictionary. The two most important and influential composers of the century, Gregorion Curto and Theodore von La Hac… more
Date: May 1968
Creator: Wolfe, Alvin Duain
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Elements of Early New Orleans Jazz

Description: This paper discusses the development of jazz that occurred in the Storyville district of New Orleans. Bernard Norman Rose explores the history of the area and the influences that resulted in a synthesis of music.
Date: May 1975
Creator: Rose, Bernard Norman
Partner: UNT Libraries
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