1945–1981
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Melville Charlton
1880–1973
United States
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Melville Charlton (1880–1973) was an American organist, composer and music educator. He was the first African-American organist to be admitted to the American Guild of Organists. His piano composition, Poem Erotique, has continued to be popular with concert pianists.
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