List of Famous people with last name Dett

Robert Nathaniel Dett

First Name Robert
Last Name Dett
Born on October 11, 1882
Died on October 2, 1943 (aged 60)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Robert Nathaniel Dett, often known as R. Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a Canadian-American Black composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor. Born and raised in Canada until the age of 11, he moved to the United States with his family and had most of his professional education and career there. During his lifetime he was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music.

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