William Grant Still
- Author: Smith, Catherine Parsons
This exemplary introduction to African American musician William Grant Still will appeal to both students and laypersons. . . . Recommended —
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Contents
- PREFACE ix
- A NOTE ON RESEARCH xi 1. An Uncertain Ovation 1
- 2. Still's Arkansas Childhood 4
- 3. An Ohio Apprenticeship 14
- 4. New York City 25
- 5. Making His Mark 38
- 6. Still's Instrumental Music 47
- 7. Los Angeles, 1934- 55
- 8. Troubled Island 68
- 9. Moscow's "Subtle but Effective Hand" 80
- 10. After the Storm 87 NOTES 95
- SELECTED WORKS 103
- FOR FURTHER READING 107
- SUGGESTED LISTENING 109
- INDEX 111