- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Music of the African Diaspora
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Brief Chronology
- The Formative Years of William Grant Still
- “Dean of Afro-american Composers” or “harlem Renaissance Man”
- Finding His Voice
- An Unknown “New Negro”
- The Afro-american Symphony and Its Scherzo
- “They, Verna and Billy”
- “harlem Renaissance Man” Revisited
- Personal Notes
- William Grant Still and Irving Schwerké
- William Grant Still
- Plan for a Biography of Still
- William Grant Still
- Major Sources on Still
- Note on Recordings
- Index
William Grant Still
William Grant Still
- Chapter:
- (p.304) William Grant Still
- Source:
- William Grant Still
- Author(s):
Catherine Parsons Smith
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter presents an essay on Still that was published as a brochure in 1939. This brochure was published in order to promote Still's music, and can be used to reflect Still's thoughts about his own compositions and report some recollections about his early career. This chapter includes the sectional subdivisions that were found in the initial publication (under assigned titles) and the music examples that were taken from works published by J. Fischer.
Keywords: early career, promotional brochure, compositions, music examples, J. Fischer
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Music of the African Diaspora
- Dedication
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- A Brief Chronology
- The Formative Years of William Grant Still
- “Dean of Afro-american Composers” or “harlem Renaissance Man”
- Finding His Voice
- An Unknown “New Negro”
- The Afro-american Symphony and Its Scherzo
- “They, Verna and Billy”
- “harlem Renaissance Man” Revisited
- Personal Notes
- William Grant Still and Irving Schwerké
- William Grant Still
- Plan for a Biography of Still
- William Grant Still
- Major Sources on Still
- Note on Recordings
- Index