The Dunbar Music Archive was established by Dr. Minnita Daniel-Cox in 2014. This resource is meant to increase awareness and consumption of musical settings of texts by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dunbar the poet, author, librettist, activist, and essayist was a seminal figure in establishing a poetic voice that would influence African-American poets for generations, including those responsible for the blossoming of the Harlem Renaissance.
For translation and pronunciation information for dialect terms used in Dunbar's poetry, see the Dunbar Glossary of Dialect Terms.
This collection was produced by University of Dayton's Department of Music, the University Libraries and the University of Dayton's media production group.
The Dunbar Music Archive will be expanding through generous funding from the National Endowment of the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, and the University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences. Please explore the contents of this collection and stay tuned for the launch of the Dunbar Library and Archive.
Selected Poems
He Had His Dream, Paul Laurence Dunbar
He Had His Dream (Video), Paul Laurence Dunbar
Howdy Honey Howdy!, Paul Laurence Dunbar
How Shall I Woo Thee, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Hunting Song, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Hymn, Paul Laurence Dunbar
If, Paul Laurence Dunbar
In May, Paul Laurence Dunbar
In the Morning, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Invitation to Love, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Itching Heels, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Justice, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lager Beer, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Life, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Life (Video), Paul Laurence Dunbar
Li'l' Gal, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Little Brown Baby, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Love is the light of the world, my dear (Lyrics of Love and Sorrow), Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lover's Lane, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Love's Apotheosis, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Love's Phases, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lullaby, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lullaby, Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lullaby (Sing Me, Sweet, a Soothing Psalm), Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lyrics of Love and Sorrow, Paul Laurence Dunbar
