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William Grant Still A Bio-Bibliography

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By Judith Anne Still, Michael J. Dabrishus, and Carolyn L. Quin

ISBN: 0-313-25255-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25255-6

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352 pages, photographs

Greenwood Press

Publication: 8/30/1996

List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Bio-Bibliographies in Music

Series Number: 61

Reviews:

Still (1895-1978), 'dean of Afro American composers' and the first African American to conduct a major orchestra in the US, created a distinctive American style in his music by studying the music of African Americans, Caribbean Africans, southern whites, and indigenous peoples of he Americas....This guide gathers most of Still's published and unpublished works, and includes two introductory essays...Highly recommended for all libraries.
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...the most comprehensive source available that chronicles....the personal and professional accounts of William Grant Still....This book should be in every Library as well as on every person's bookshelf that is attracted to Americna music.
—The Western Journal of Black Studies
[A]n in-depth discussion of the life and compositional output of the composer....[I]t will aid in the rewiting of American music history and establish the musical legacy of William Grant Still as "Dean of Afro-American Composers."
—Arkansas Historical Quarterly

Description: Presenting the life and professional career of "The Dean of Afro-American Composers," this is the first comprehensive book on the writings by and about Still, the compositions with manuscript sources, the performances of Still's works, and the reviews of those performances. It includes a touching personal reminiscence by his daughter Judith Anne. The full resources of the extensive collection known as The William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers at the University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, give this book the distinction of being the first one about Still that utilizes diaries, letters, scrapbooks, and family papers to provide information on his works and performances. Still performed, composed, and arranged in the commercial music field before he began to write orchestral works and opera. He is called the "Dean of Afro-American Composers" because of his pioneering efforts on behalf of American music and his achievements as an African American. Still was the first African American to write a symphony that was performed by a major symphony orchestra in the United States, the first to conduct a major symphony orchestra, the first to conduct a major symphony in the Deep South, the first to direct a white radio orchestra, the first to have an opera produced by a major company, and the first to have an opera televised over a national network. His career tells an important story about the development of an American style of music.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
A Personal Reminiscence of William Grant Still by Judith Anne Still
Biographical Sketch of William Grant Still by Carolyn L. Quin
Works and Performances
Writings by William Grant Still and Verna Arvey
General Bibliography
Discography
Appendix A: Alphabetical List of Works
Appendix B: Preliminary List of Arranyements and Orchestrations
Index

LC Card Number: 96-21946

LCC Class: ML134

Dewey Class: 016


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