From the publisher’s description:
A two-volume reference work with biographies and work information for 185 black music composers from across two centuries. The Dictionary was a project of the Center for Black Music at Columbia College Chicago.
Library Journal Best Reference Source (2000)
Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2000)
Floyd, Samuel A., Jr. (NHC Fellow, 1992–93; 1996–97; 2003–04), ed. International Dictionary of Black Composers. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999. ISBN 9781884964275.