Noel
DaCosta spent his early school years in the West Indies and New York City.
He received a B.A. in Music (1952) from Queens College, New York City, and
an M.A. in theory and composition (1956) from Columbia University, He received
a Seidl Fellowship in composition and a Fulbright Fellowship to study with
Luigi Dallapiccola in Italy. Many of DaCosta's works reflect his involvement
with African, West Indian, and Afro-American folk traditions. Among his
works are: "Two Pieces for Unaccompanied Cello," "Blue Mix," "Silver Blue,"
"Three Short Pieces for Alto Flute," "The Singing Tortoise," and "Two Songs
for Julie-Ju." DaCosta is an accomplished violinist.
Source:
Perkins Holly, Ellistine. Biographies of Black Composers and Songwriters;
A Supplementary Textbook. Iowa:Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1990.
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