The Poems of American Classical Music by Antonio Devorjac

In 18 93, antony de vorjac said that there was no traditional american music as in American classical music. Many of the black musicians who were active at this time were absolutely thrilled with de vorJac's statements and his inclusion of this music in this symphony. The austrian composer anton bruckner thought of melodies and songs by black musicians as completely separate fromAmerican art. And however sweet the negro melodies might be, they could never form the groundwork of the future music of America. This attitude is even more insidious, because not only does buckner dismiss the music of black composers and musicians, but he seems to also argue that old y german music