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Dett, R. Nathaniel, 1882-1943

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Personal name headingDett, R. Nathaniel, 1882-1943
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Variant(s)Dett, Robert Nathaniel, 1882-1943
Dett, Nathaniel, 1882-1943
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1882-10-11
Death date1943-10-02
Place of birthNiagara Falls (Ont.)
Place of deathBattle Creek (Mich.)
AffiliationOberlin College Columbia University University of Pennsylvania American Conservatory of Music (Chicago, Ill.) Harvard University
Profession or occupationComposers
Found inGray, A. E. Listen to the lambs, 1984: t.p. (R. Nathaniel Dett)
NLC 8-19-85 (AACR 2: Dett, R. Nathaniel, 1882-1943)
LC data base, 12-5-85 (hdg.: Dett, Robert Nathaniel, 1882-1943)
Baker, 8th ed. (Dett, R(obert) Nathaniel; b. 10-11-1882, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada; d. 10-2-43, Battle Creek. Mich.; composer, conductor, and anthologist)
Oldham, D. Piano music [SR] p1995: label (Nathaniel Dett)
African American National Biography, accessed January 14, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Dett, R. Nathaniel; composer, arranger, educator; born 11 October 1882 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; musical study at Oberlin College in Ohio (1908); graduate studies at Columbia University in New York City, the University of Pennsylvania, the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, and Harvard University in Massachusetts, winning prizes for literature and music; wrote grand oratorios and suites for solo piano, with most famous work, In the Bottoms Suite (1913); known in the world of American concert music, particularly among lovers of choral and piano music; died 02 October 1943 in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States)