Still, William Grant, 1895-1978

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Composer; d. 1978.

From the description of William Grant Still papers, 1937-1969. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972606

Epithet: composer and conductor

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000212

William Grant Still was a prominent African-American composer. Verna Arvey, Still's wife, was a journalist and musician who collaborated with her husband on many compositions.

From the description of William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers, 1894-1991. (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville). WorldCat record id: 27347587

Commissioned by the League of Composers, 1935. Composed 1935. First performance Rochester, N.Y., 16 January 1936, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor, Harry Watts soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Kaintuck' / William Grant Still. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55119217

Ballet composed 1932. First performance Rochester, N.Y., 5 May 1933, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Three dances from La Guiablesse / William Grant Still. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55119211

Composed 1925. First concert performance Rochester, N.Y., 8 May 1929, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of From the journal of a wanderer / William Grant Still. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55088724

Composed 1934. First performance Fort Worth, Texas, 3 November, 1936, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ebon chronicle / William Grant Still. [1934] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55088715

Twentieth century African-American composer.

From the description of Papers, 1877-1992, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32714276

American composer and arranger.

From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Los Angeles, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis, 1944 Nov. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904717

  • 1895, May 11: Born in Woodville, Miss.
  • 1895: Moved to Little Rock, Ark. with mother, Carrie Fambro Still
  • 1911: Matriculated at Wilberforce College
  • 1915: Married Grace Bundy
  • 1916: Employed in music publishing company of W. C. Handy and Charles Pace (Memphis, Tenn.) Played in W. C. Handy's band.
  • 1917: Entered Oberlin Conservatory
  • 1924: Composed Darker America
  • 1929: Composed Breath of a Rose
  • 1931: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performed Afro-American Symphony
  • 1935: Composed Kaintuck
  • 1934, 1935 and 1938: Won Guggenheim Fellowships
  • 1938: Married Verna Arvey Commissioned to compose music for the 1939 New York World's Fair
  • 1940: Arranged Katherine Garrison Chapin's poem, And They Lynched Him on a Tree
  • 1941: Composed Bayou Legend Completed Troubled Island (Libretto by Langston Hughes and Verna Arvey)
  • 1952: First full recording of Afro-American Symphony
  • 1978, Dec. 3: Died in Los Angeles

Orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony, have performed Still's works throughout the United States. He received honorary degrees from the University of Arkansas, Wilberforce College, and Bates College.

From the guide to the William Grant Still Papers, 1877-1992, (Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)

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referencedIn Chapin, Katherine Garrison, 1890-1977. Katherine Biddle papers, 1907-1977 (bulk 1935-1969). Georgetown University, Joseph Mark Lauinger Memorial Library
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Afro-American symphony : 4th movement [sketch fragment] / William Grant Still. Northwestern University
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referencedIn Music Manuscripts, 1785-1948 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
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referencedIn Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977. [Letter] July 22, 1938, Curryville, Georgia, [to Verna] Arvey. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. TLS, 1947 October 27 : Los Angeles, to Efrem Kurtz, Kansas City, MO. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Heddy Baum papers, ca. 1945-1990 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. All good pickaninnies go to paradise / [Eubie Blake ; arr. by Wm. G. Still]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Kirkpatrick, John, 1905-1991. The John Kirkpatrick papers, 1836-1993 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964,. George Gershwin memorial collection of music and musical literature, [19--]-1947. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. William Grant Still papers, 1937-1969. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
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creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Miniature overture / William Grant Still. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Wood notes : inspired by poems of J. Mitchell Pilcher. Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
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creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. [Lecture on orchestration, by William Grant Still]. University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, Sibley Music Library
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creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. William Grant Still collection of programs, press releases, articles : and related papers. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967,. Typed letter signed from Langston Hughes, Hollywood, California, to Dan Burley [manuscript], 1940 November 26. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Miriam Matthews papers, 1845-1988, bulk 1920-1980 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn J. Fischer & Bro. J. Fischer & Bro. music publishers collection, 1950-1970. Library of Congress
referencedIn University of California, Davis. Library. Collection on William Grant Still, 1983-1984. University of California, Davis, Shields Library
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. The Voice of the Lord : Psalm 29 / William Grant Still. Jewish Theological Seminary of America
creatorOf Thomas, John Charles, 1891-1960. Miscellaneous music manuscripts, 1880-1950. Peabody Conservatory, Arthur Friedheim Library
creatorOf Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Overture from Shuffle along / [Eubie Blake ; arr. by Wm. G. Still]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Still, Judith Anne. [William Grant Still biographical collection]. Northern Arizona University, Cline Library
referencedIn Arkansas History Commission. William Grant Still in the original Shuffle Along Orchestra, 1926 [graphic]. Arkansas History Commission
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referencedIn The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. From the black belt : suite for orchestra / William Grant Still. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Arna Bontemps Papers, 1927-1968 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
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creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Miniatures. No. 1. From the journal of a wanderer. Suite for orchestra. [Full score. New York?]. Eastman School of Music
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creatorOf Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981. Music manuscripts, ca. 1785-1950. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
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referencedIn Music Manuscripts, 1785-1948 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
creatorOf Delannoy, Marcel, 1898-1962. [Ruth Page collection of manuscript music for dance]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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creatorOf William Grant Still Papers, 1877-1992 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Baton Rouge Opera. Baton Rouge Opera programs, 1983-1991. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Manuel, George,. William Grant Still [graphic]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. [Letter] August 11, 1944, New York [to Verna Arvey] Still. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Ebon chronicle / William Grant Still. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
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creatorOf Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Bank song / [Eubie Blake] ; arr. by Wm. G. Still. Library of Congress
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referencedIn William Grant Still Papers, 1877-1992 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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creatorOf Allen, Nimrod Booker, 1886-1977. Papers 1876-1977. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
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creatorOf Frost, Peter L. He's a darn good man to have hanging around : as sung by Alberta Hunter on Black Swan record #2019 / arranged by Wm G. Still. Library of Congress
creatorOf Burch, Charles Eaton, 1891-1948. Papers, 1913-1948 (bulk 1936-1948). Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
creatorOf Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. William Grant Still and Verna Arvey Papers, 1894-1991. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Bontemps, Arna Wendell, 1902-1973. Arna Bontemps letters to William Grant Still and Verna Arvey, 1939-1947. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Cuney-Hare, Maud, 1874-1936. Maud Cuney-Hare collection, 1900-1936. Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library
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creatorOf Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. There's a million little cupids in the sky / [Eubie Blake ; arr. by Wm. G. Still]. Library of Congress
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Manuscript music compositions, 1880-1985. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bontemps, Arna, 1902-1973. Arna Bontemps letters to William Grant Still and Verna Arvey, 1939-1947. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Sherwood, Frank person
associatedWith Shoemaker, John R. (John Rogers), 1934- person
associatedWith Siegmeister, Elie, 1909-1991 person
associatedWith Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975 person
associatedWith Slates, Philip M., 1924-1966 person
correspondedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Snitman, Alice Rose person
associatedWith Spencer, Williametta person
associatedWith Spinner, Leopold person
associatedWith Stein, Alvin person
associatedWith Stevens, Halsey, 1908-1989 person
parentOf Still, Judith Anne. person
spouseOf Still, Verna Arvey person
associatedWith Still, William Grant, 1895-1978 person
associatedWith Stoddard, Hope, 1900-1987 person
associatedWith Stoessel, Albert, 1894-1943 person
associatedWith Stout, Alan person
associatedWith Strang, Gerald, 1908-1983 person
associatedWith Taylor, Clifford person
associatedWith Tcherepnin, Alexander, 1899-1977 person
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associatedWith The Denver Symphony corporateBody
associatedWith The North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Theodore Presser Company corporateBody
associatedWith The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Thomas Smith person
associatedWith Thomasson, Reginald Robert, c. 1914-1990. person
associatedWith Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 person
associatedWith Thorne, Francis person
associatedWith Trythall, Gilbert, 1930- person
associatedWith Turner, Godfrey, 1913-1948 person
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associatedWith Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964. person
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associatedWith Verrall, John, 1908-2001 person
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associatedWith Vogel, Norman person
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associatedWith Webern, Anton, 1883-1945 person
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associatedWith Wendelburg, Norma person
associatedWith Whitcomb, Robert, 1921- person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Los Angeles CA US
United States 00 US
Woodville MS US
Subject
African American composers
African Americans
African Americans
Ballets
Chamber music
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with organ
Composers
Dance music
Instrumentation and orchestration
Jews
Music
Music
Music
Music
Musical sketches
Opera
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Overtures
Piano with orchestra
Psalms (Music)
Sacred songs (High voice)
Spirituals (Songs)
Suites (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
Symphonic poems (Piano with orchestra)
Symphonies
Symphonies
Symphonies
Synagogue music
Synagogue music
Occupation
African American composers
African American muscicians
Arrangers
Collector
Activity

Person

Birth 1895-05-11

Death 1978-12-03

Americans

English

Information

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