William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions Volume 2
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Availability:In StockContributor:Catherine Parsons Smith, Gayle Murchison (Contribution by), Willard Gatewood (Contribution by)Series:Music of the African Diaspora #2Publish date:2000-03-30Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520215436ISBN-10:520215435UPC:9780520215436Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Music, Cultural, Ethnic & RegionalSize:9.05 x 6.12 x 1.03 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCWMM5QHH5
William Grant Still: A Study in Contradictions Volume 2
During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still (1895-1978) was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers." He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood; major symphony orchestras performed his concert works; and an opera, written in collaboration with Langston Hughes, was produced by the New York City Opera. Despite these successes the composer's name gradually...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520215436ISBN-10:520215435UPC:9780520215436Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Music, Cultural, Ethnic & RegionalSize:9.05 x 6.12 x 1.03 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCWMM5QHH5
Catherine Parsons Smith is Professor of Music at the University of Nevada, Reno, and coauthor, with C. S. Richardson, of Mary Carr Moore, American Composer (1987).
Publisher: University of California Press
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