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William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works.
William Grant Still in 1949, photographed by Carl Van Vechten. Symphony No. 2 in G minor, also known as Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race", is a 1937 composition in four movements by American composer William Grant Still. [1] The work was first performed on December 10, 1937, by the Philadelphia Orchestra led by conductor Leopold Stokowski.
William Grant Still in 1949, photographed by Carl Van Vechten. Three Visions is a 1935 suite in three parts for solo piano, and later, the second part, Summerland, for chamber orchestra, by American composer William Grant Still. [1]
A curious L.A. Opera double bill pairs Viennese composer Alexander Zemlinsky's 'The Dwarf' with the Black American composer William Grant Still's 'Highway 1, USA.'
Troubled Island is an American opera in three acts composed by William Grant Still, with a libretto begun by poet Langston Hughes and completed by Verna Arvey. She married the composer following their collaboration. Set in Haiti in 1791, Troubled Island portrays Jean Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806) and the Haitian Revolution.
William Grant Still in 1949, photographed by Carl Van Vechten. Symphony No. 3, also known as Symphony No. 3 "The Sunday Symphony", is a 1958 composition in four movements by American composer William Grant Still. [1] The work was first performed on February 12, 1984 by the North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlton Woodsi.
William Grant Still in 1949, photographed by Carl Van Vechten. The American Scene is a musical composition consisting of five orchestral suites composed in 1957 by American composer William Grant Still. [1]
William Grant Still in 1949, photographed by Carl Van Vechten Kaintuck ' ( Kentucky ) is a 1935 symphonic poem for piano and orchestra by American composer William Grant Still . [ 1 ]