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Author: Robert Lee Watt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 15.10cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781442268715
ISBN 10: 1442268719
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 17 February 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Black Horn takes on the life of Watt with raw honesty, humor, and diversity. Watt describes every situation with precise detail. Nothing is left to the imagination. Through intimate encounters, the feeling of being disrespected by peers, and a lack of support throughout his early years as a musician, Watt evokes the emotions behind what it's like for him to be a successful African-American classical musician. * International Musician * Certainly there is wisdom to be imparted by a musician of Watt's experience. One has to admire his perseverance and tenacity in remaining with what was obviously a contentious section for so many years. * Fanfare Magazine * Robert Lee Watt didn't allow racial stereotypes and the low expectations of others to hold him back. From the beginning, the classical musician used that negativity as his fuel to excel... The Black Horn is candid and often humorous. Watt's stories of transcending racial and class discrimination are especially edifying. * Los Angeles Review of Books * Black Horn takes on the life of Watt with raw honesty, humor, and diversity. Watt describes every situation with precise detail. Nothing is left to the imagination. Through intimate encounters, the feeling of being disrespected by peers, and a lack of support throughout his early years as a musician, Watt evokes the emotions behind what it's like for him to be a successful African-American classical musician. International Musician Certainly there is wisdom to be imparted by a musician of Watt's experience. One has to admire his perseverance and tenacity in remaining with what was obviously a contentious section for so many years. Fanfare Magazine
Black Horn takes on the life of Watt with raw honesty, humor, and diversity. Watt describes every situation with precise detail. Nothing is left to the imagination. Through intimate encounters, the feeling of being disrespected by peers, and a lack of support throughout his early years as a musician, Watt evokes the emotions behind what it's like for him to be a successful African-American classical musician. International Musician Certainly there is wisdom to be imparted by a musician of Watt's experience. One has to admire his perseverance and tenacity in remaining with what was obviously a contentious section for so many years. Fanfare Magazine
Author Information
Robert Lee Watt studied French horn at the New England Conservatory of Music with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. In 1970, he was hired by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as assistant first French horn under maestro Zubin Mehta.
