Victor-Eugene McCarty

Victor-Eugene McCarty (also Macarty, McCarthy or Macarthy, born between 1817 and 1823), [Kein, pg. 83; Kein notes that most researchers claim a specific year for McCarty's birth, but that it can not be determined conclusively.] a Louisiana Creole, was one of the first of several prominent free black composers in New Orleans, best-known for publishing "Fleurs de salon: 2 Favorite Polkas" in 1854.cite book|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music|chapter=Concert Music|last=Wright|first=Jacqueline R. B.|pages=603-613] He had earlier in the 1840s become among the first black men to study music abroad, at the Paris Conservatory. [Southern, pg. 252]

McCarty did not publish as widely as many of his fellow Creole composers of the era, but he was well-known for performing and organizing other musicians, and playing a role in Reconstruction-era politics. [Kein, pg. 83]

References

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* cite book
last = Koskoff
first = Ellen (ed.)
id = ISBN 0-8240-4944-6
publisher = Garland Publishing
title = Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada
year = 2000
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