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Biography of Natalie Curtis Burlin
Name: Natalie Curtis Burlin
Birth Date: April 26, 1875
Death Date: October 23, 1921
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: ethnomusicologist, pianist
Natalie Curtis Burlin
Natalie Curtis Burlin (1875-1921) was an American ethnomusicologist who began the movement to transcribe the traditional songs of Native American tribes. She also published a four-volume collection of African American spirituals. Her work helped preserve the folk songs of both groups.Born Natalie Curtis in New York City on April 26, 1875, Burlin attended the prestigious National Conservatory of Music there, intending to become a concert pianist. She also studied in France and Germany with some of the best-known musicians of her day, including Arthur Friedheim, Anton Seidl, and Ferruccio Busoni.Fascinated by Native American MusicWhile visiting Arizona in 1900, Burlin abandoned her plans for a concert career. The Native American culture she discovered there, and particularly its music, so entranced her that she decided to focus exclusively on transcribing, collecting, and preserving the tribes' songs and stories. Given the state of Native American culture at the time, she was convinced that they would …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…wars." She defended America's multicultural heritage, saying, "All America is not New England, but an agglomeration of races with a rich and diverse folklore."The speech, unfortunately, would prove to be one of her last public pronouncements. Only a few weeks later, on October 23, 1921, she was struck and killed by a speeding automobile in Paris while stepping off a streetcar. Further Reading Burlin, Natalie Curtis, The Indians' Book: An Offering by the American Indians of Indian Lore, Musical and Narrative, to Form a Record of the Songs and Legends of Their Race, Dover, 1968.Burlin, Natalie Curtis, Negro Folk-Songs: The Hampton Series, Books I-IV, Schirmer, 1918-1919."Natalie Curtis Burlin," http://www.nataliecurtis.org (February 12, 2003)."Natalie Curtis Burlin," Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=137709&=0&=burlin= (February 12, 2003)."Natalie Curtis Burlin," Women in American History, Encyclopedia Britannica, http://search.eb.com/women/articles/Burlin_Natalie_Curtis.html (Februray 12, 2003).
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