Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🥳Celebrating 250 years of the United States, discover 25 composers who shaped American classical music.🎵

Louis Wayne Ballard was the first indigenous North American composer of art music, and his extensive knowledge of the music, dance, and mythology of this culture informed his compositions. Ballard’s style was eclectic, embracing tonal and twelve-tone elements, and likened to that of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Bartók.

Ballard's 'The Four Moons' embodies a rich cache of classical dances, fundamentally fusing Western classical ballet with Indigenous tribal identities, specifically tailored to honour a historic generation of Native American prima ballerinas.

🎥WATCH the full video featuring 25 Iconic American Composers on YouTube: youtu.be/xpB4jVflcso

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