William Grant Still
William Grant Still - Wikipedia
William Grant Still ... William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, ...
William Grant Still Music - Home page
William Grant Still Music and The Master-Player Library. The original source for the music of William Grant Still: sheet music, CDs and other recordings, ...
William Grant Still | Biography & Facts | Britannica
William Grant Still, American composer and conductor and the first African American to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in the ...
William Grant Still, 1895-1978 | Library of Congress
Biography. Known as the "Dean of African-American Composers," William Grant Still was born in Woodville, Mississippi and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, ...
Get to Know: William Grant Still, Jr. | LA Phil
William Grant Still (1895–1978) may be the greatest of them all. He was born into a musical golden era – early 20th-century America.
William Grant Still (1895–1978) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
William Grant Still (1895–1978). William Grant Still grew up in Little Rock (Pulaski County) and achieved national and international acclaim as ...
William Grant Still - Song of America
In 1939, William Grant Still was commissioned to compose for the New York World's Fair. ... In the same year, Still collaborated with poet Langston Hughes to ...
Biographical Notes - William Grant Still Music
Long known as the "Dean of African-American Classical Composers," as well as one of America's foremost composers, William Grant Still has had the distinction of ...
William Grant Still - Classics for Kids
That's when the blues started finding their way into Still's compositions. William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony was the first symphony by a black ...
William Grant Still(1895-1978) - IMDb
William Grant Still. Soundtrack: Killer of Sheep. William Grant Still was born on 11 May 1895 in Woodville, Mississippi, USA. He was a composer, known for ...
William Grant Still - Dallas Symphony Orchestra
William Grant Still was the son of two teachers. His father (William Grant Still, Sr.) was also a partner in a grocery store and performed as a local ...
William Grant Still: The Great American Composer - Interlude.hk
13. William Grant Still more than earned his nickname of “the dean” of African American composers. He died in December 1978, and his music is ...
Darker America, William Grant Still - LA Phil
Darker America, as its title suggests, is representative of the American Negro. His serious side is presented and is intended to suggest the triumph of a ...
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Long Ignored, a William Grant Still Masterwork Is Being Heard Again
The answer lives in this profoundly American night of music. What are we if not a nation of exile, cruelty, fleeing, and dreaming?
William Grant Still and the Adventure of Discovery
Still is known for numerous “firsts.” He was the first Black composer to have a symphony performed by a leading orchestra (the “Afro-American”).
William Grant Still: The Dean of African American Composers
William Grant Still (1895-1978), often called The Dean of African American Composers, was an American composer, arranger, conductor, ...
An Appreciation of William Grant Still | CRB - WCRB
William Grant Still (1895-1978). For me, his music embodies all the sounds and feelings of the American experience.
Uncovering William Grant Still: Part 1 - The Dean - YouTube
As we gear up for tomorrow's opening night of "Highway 1, USA," learn all about the origin story of one of America's most prolific—and ...
William Grant Still Symphony 2 - Colorado Springs Philharmonic
William Grant Still Symphony 2, Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts, 190 S. Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80903 United States.