Art Music by Caribbean Composers: Antigua and Barbuda

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15362/ijbs.v19i2.205

Keywords:

Classical music, Art music

Abstract

The steel pan was introduced from Trinidad in 1945 and quickly gained popularity (De Jong, 2005). The first steel band in the Caribbean, the Hell's Gate Steel Orchestra, was formed in the late 1940's and is still a force in the Antiguan steel pan scene (De Jong, 2005). More steel bands quickly arose and “the steel pan became the center of cultural life on Antigua and Barbuda” (De Jong, 2005, para. 3).

Author Biographies

Christine Gangelhoff, The College of The Bahamas

Assistant Professor Department of Music School of Communications and Creative Arts

Cathleen LeGrand, Royal Thimphu College

Librarian

References

Canedo, V. F. (2008). Antigua and Barbuda. In Africa and the Americas: Culture, politics, and history. http://www.credoreference.com.helin.uri.edu/entry/abcafatrle/antigua_and_barbuda

De Jong, N. (2005). Antigua and Barbuda. In Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world: Locations. http://www.credoreference.com/entry/contpmwl/antigua_and_barbuda

Kaufman, W. (2005). Antigua and Barbuda. In Britain and the Americas: Culture, politics, and history. http://www.credoreference.com.helin.uri.edu/entry/abcbramrle/antigua_and_barbuda

McDaniel, L. (1998). Antigua and Barbuda. In D.A. Olson & D.E. Sheehy (Eds.), Garland encyclopedia of world music, volume 2 (pp. 798-800). Routledge.

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Published

2013-11-11

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2013): Caribbean Art Music Bibliography Volume 2

Section

Caribbean Art Music Bibliography

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