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William Grant Still

William "rant Still

Background information

Birth name William "rant Still

Born #ay $$, $%&'

Origin Wood!ille, #ississippi, (S

Died)ecember *, $&+% aged %*-

os /ngeles, (S

Genres 0lassical

Occupation(s) 0omposer, musicianInstruments iano, !iolin

William Grant Still#ay $$, $%&' 1 )ecember *, $&+%- was an /frican2/merican classical

composer who wrote more than $'3 compositions4 his works were performed internationally

by ma5or orchestras as well as in the (nited States. 6orn in #ississippi, he grew up in ittle

Rock, /rkansas,and learned to play se!en instruments. 7e attended Wilberforce (ni!ersity

and 8berlin 0onser!atory of #usic.

Still was the first /frican /merican to conduct a ma5or /merican symphony orchestra, the

first to ha!e a symphony his first symphony- performed by a leading orchestra, the first to

ha!e an opera performed by a ma5or opera company, and the first to ha!e an opera performed

on national tele!ision. 7e is often referred to as 9the )ean9 of /frican2/merican composers.
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William "rant Still was born on #ay $$, $%&' inWood!ille, #ississippi. 7e was the son of

two teachers, 0arrie ena Fambro Still $%+:1$&:+- and William "rant Still Sr.$%+$1$%&'-.

7is father was a partner in a grocery store and performed as a local bandleader. William "rant

Still Sr. died when his infant son was three months old.

Still>s mother mo!ed with him to ittle Rock, /rkansas, where she taught high school English

for ** years. She met and married 0harles 6. Shepperson, who nurtured his stepson William>s

musical interests by taking him to operettas and buying Red Sealrecordings of classical

music, which the boy greatly en5oyed. The two attended a number of performances by

musicians on tour.

Still grew up in ittle Rock, and started !iolin lessons at the age of $'. 7e taught himself to

play the clarinet,sa=ophone,oboe, double bass, cello and !iola, and showed a great interest in

music. 7is maternal grandmother sang /frican2/merican spiritualsto him. /t $< he

graduated from #. W. "ibbs 7igh School in ittle Rock.

7is mother wanted him to go to medical school, so Still pursued a 6achelor of Science degree

program at Wilberforce (ni!ersity,a historically black collegein 8hio.?$@Still became a

member of Aappa /lpha sifraternity. 7e conducted the uni!ersity band, learned to play

!arious instruments, and started to compose and to do orchestrations.

7e was awarded scholarships to study at the 8berlin 0onser!atory of #usicwith Friedrick

ehmann and with "eorge Whitefield 0hadwick. 7e also studied with the modern composer

Edgard BarCse.

Still was married to pianist Berna /r!ey. Their granddaughter is 5ournalist 0eleste 7eadlee.
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Career

Dn $&$%, Still 5oined the(nited States Na!yto ser!e in World War D. 6etween $&$& and $&:$,

he worked as an arranger forW. 0. 7andy>s band and later played in the pit orchestra for

Noble SissleandEubie 6lake>s musical, Shuffle Along.ater in the $&:3s, Still ser!ed as the

arranger of Yamekraw, a 9Negro Rhapsody9 composed by the noted 7arlem stride pianist,

ames . ohnson. 7is initial hiring by aul Whiteman took place in early No!ember, $&:&.

Dn the $&*3s, Still worked as an arranger of popular music, writing for Willard Robison>s

Deep River Hourand aul Whiteman>s l! "ol! Show, both popularN60 Radiobroadcasts.

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$rou%le! &slan!, opera, produced $&;& $&*+1*&-

A #a*ou egen!, opera $&;$-

A Southern &nterlu!e, opera $&;:-

Dncantation and )ance, for oboe H pf.

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Dnter!iew, Transcript, /frican /merican #usic 0ollection, (ni!ersity of #ichigan

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earning to isten, public radio program featuring Still>s music and a con!ersation

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William Grant Still

William "rant Still



Born #ay $$, $%&'



os /ngeles, (S

Genres 0lassical

Occupation(s) 0omposer, musician

Instruments iano, !iolin




Rock, /rkansas,and learned to play se!en instruments. 7e attended Wilberforce (ni!ersityand 8berlin 0onser!atory of #usic.





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