John Thomas Douglass

John Thomas Douglass

John Thomas Douglass (1847-1886) was an accomplished American violinist who composed "Virginia's Ball", which is the first known opera written by an African American, copyrighted in 1868. It was performed at least once, but is now lost. [Riis, Thomas L.. "Musical Theater", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, 614-623.] "Virginia's Ball" was a three act opera, premiered in 1868 in New York, at the Stuyvesant Institute on Broadway.Southern, pg. 251]

Douglass probably studied in Europe, but settled in New York, and began performing widely in the 1870s. In addition to touring as a concert violinist, he also worked with a string ensemble and various minstrel companies, including the Hyers Sisters and the Georgia Minstrels.

Douglass also managed a teaching studio, where he met David Mannes, later of the New York Symphony Orchestra, who founded a music school for African American students in New York. [ [http://www.jazzbows.com/blackviolinlinks.html Jazzbows.com] ]

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last = Koskoff
first = Ellen (ed.)
id = ISBN 0-8240-4944-6
publisher = Garland Publishing
title = Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada
year = 2000

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