Known as the Dean of Afro-American Composers, William Grant Still wrote a variety of music, from symphony, opera, ballet, to popular song, and more. Gayle Murchinson, Associate Professor of Music at William and Mary, joins John Banther to discuss Still's life and explore his music across three aesthetics that she describes as Ultramodern, Racial, and Universal.
Show Notes
Music by Still to listen to next
Symphony No.2 in G minor "Song of a New Race"
Highway 1, USA (Part I) and Highway 1, USA (Part II)
Further reading
The William Grant Still Reader: Essays on American music (Black sacred music)