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William Grant Still

Still: Serenade

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Carl Fischer  |  SKU: SC88  |  Barcode: 9781491158845
  • Composer: William Grant Still (1895-1978)
  • Format: Full Score
  • Instrumentation: Orchestra
  • Work: Serenade
  • ISBN: 9781491158845
  • Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
  • Pages: 32

Description

Prolific and influential, many call William Grant Still the "Dean of African American composers" and it's not hard to see why. The first African American to conduct in a Major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a Major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television, William Grant Still broke barriers. Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. The piece reflects Still's interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.

Carl Fischer

Still: Serenade

$36.00

Description

Prolific and influential, many call William Grant Still the "Dean of African American composers" and it's not hard to see why. The first African American to conduct in a Major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a Major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television, William Grant Still broke barriers. Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. The piece reflects Still's interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.

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