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Article: William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography.

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African American Review
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June 22, 1998
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Judith Anne Still, Michael J. Dabrishus, and Carolyn L. Quin. Westport: Greenwood P, 1996. 331 pp. $85.00.

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B. A. Nugent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The significance of American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978) has been gained and reaffirmed through decades of performances by musicians of the first rank and by the receptivity of audiences throughout the world. His compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Tokyo Philharmonic, as well as the ...

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