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Clarence Cameron White
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Clarence Cameron White (August 10, 1880 – June 30, 1960) was an African American neoromantic composer and concert violinist. Dramatic works by the composer were his best-known, such as the incidental music for the play Tambour and the opera Ouanga. During the first decades of the twentieth century, White was considered the foremost violinist of his race. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. <a href="https://www.l
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clarksville
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- violinist
- Educated at
- Oberlin College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- opera
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Maud Cuney Hare-Clarence Cameron White 329.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1880-08-10
- date of death
- 1960-06-30
- start of work period
- 1901-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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