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  • Prof Patty
  • September 14, 2020

The Black Violinist Who Inspired Beethoven

By Patricia Morrisroe Six months after Beethoven contemplated suicide, confessing his despair over his increasing deafness in the 1802 document known as the Heiligenstadt Testament, he was car

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  • Prof Patty
  • August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Black Classical Composers

MUSIC MONDAY: “Black, Brown & Beige” – Celebrating Black Classical Composers, Musicians and Performers (LISTEN) While you are likely familiar with the symphonic work of Duke Ellingt

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https://youtu.be/2S2L4e914po?si=YmVt_MwoVlBysYzK

NY Times

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NPR

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The Progressive

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

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