Studio portrait of Robert Nathaniel Dett. R. Nathaniel Dett was a composer, organist, pianist, music professor, choir leader, poet, and writer. During his lifetime, he was lauded as the first American composer to fuse Negro folk music with the European art music tradition in a sophisticated way. Written on back of photo: Nathaniel Dett Composer
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African American poets African American music teachers African American composers African American musicians Conductors (Music) Dett, R. Nathaniel, 1882-1943
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