A unique collection for the flute: 46 full-page solos including arrangements of spirituals folk songs dance tunes and melodies by African-American composers plus five solos composed for this collection. Includes melodies byBasile Barès A. J. R. Conner Henry Hart J. W. Postlewaite. Features previously unpublished solo by renowned Philadpelphia musician Francis Johnson the earliest known composition by an African-American dating from 1815. Favorites include Amen Banyan Tree Doctor Bird and Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit. Supported by Internet-accessible melody-specific Historical Notes. Forty-six full-page solos for flute Arrangements of melodies byAmerica's best known composers of African descent as well as traditional melodies Internet-based melody-specific Historical Notes