Margaret Bonds

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Composer
Pianist
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:William_Grant_Still
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Chicago_Musical_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-03-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:William_Grant_Still
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
Marian Anderson
gptkbp:contributedTo Integrating jazz and classical music
Teaching music to underprivileged children
Promoting_African_American_composers
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-04-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:Chicago_Musical_College
gptkb:Northwestern_University
gptkbp:genre Classical
Jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Margaret Bonds
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aaron_Copland
gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:influences Jazz music
Spirituals
African_American_culture
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:African_American_folklore
Jazz standards
Spirituals and hymns
gptkbp:instrument Piano
Voice
gptkbp:knownFor African_American_classical_music
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future generations of composers
Inspiration for women in music
Recognition_of_African_American_contributions_to_classical_music
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King
Troubled Water
gptkbp:occupation Composer
Educator
Arranger
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
gptkb:The_Apollo_Theater
gptkb:The_White_House
gptkbp:style Choral music
Vocal music
Classical with jazz influences
gptkbp:website https://www.margaretbonds.com