Missouri-born Langston Hughes used his poetry, novels, plays, and essays to champion his people and voice his concerns about race and social justice. He was a central figure of the flowering of African-American culture in 1920's and 30's known as the Harlem Renaissance.
Composers who set Hughes 's TEXTS
(entered to date)
- Santos -- Erik Santos
- Swanson -- Howard Swanson
- Stone -- John Stone
- Reutter -- Hermann Reutter
- Cipullo -- Tom Cipullo
- Adams -- H. Leslie Adams
- Bolcom -- William Bolcom
- Brubeck -- Dave Brubeck
- Owens -- Robert Owens
- Cohen -- Cecil Cohen
- Kagen -- Sergius Kagen
- Carpenter -- John Alden Carpenter
- Gordon -- Ricky Ian Gordon
- Rorem -- Ned Rorem
- Berger -- Jean Berger
- Burleigh -- Henry Burleigh
- Musto -- John Musto
- Still -- William Grant Still
- Siegmeister -- Elie Siegmeister
- Bonds -- Margaret Bonds
- Price -- Florence Price
- Walker -- George Walker
