Current Research Methodologies for Rediscovering Forgotten Composers: Using Commercial Genealogy and Newspaper Databases and Other Online Archives
Keywords:
Jacob J. Sawyer, Edmond Dede, 19th century, African-American composers, minstrelsy, piano music, newspaper databases, genealogical researchAbstract
This paper describes the reconstruction of the life and work of African-American composer Jacob J. Sawyer and the correction of one biographical aspect of African-American composer Edmond Dédé with the help of commercial genealogy and newspaper databases as well as online collections of music scores.
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