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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 ...

William Grant Still | Spotify

Listen to William Grant Still on Spotify. Artist · 217K monthly listeners.

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.