Check out Florence Price, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, William Dawson, Undine Smith Moore. That's a good start. These alone add up to a major black heritage in classical music. Happy listening.
There is so much to discover! For me it´s a marvellous adventure to jump into the universe of African-American classical music ....specifically laying open the connections between Grant and some famous protagonists of the Harlem Renaissance (something that I will later present in a lecture in early 2025, in a cultural center near Frankfurt, in the small city of Eschborn...).
Just got to this one in my ongoing tour of your prior uploads. Never heard it before, but it certainly has Still's hallmarks. A wonderful piece that, like much of his music, should be heard with greater regularity. Thanks much.
@CurzonRoad Further my earlier comment, for whatever it is worth, rightly or wrongly, while Archaic Ritual has very attractive, appealing atmospherics, it also reminds me of many other sounds of the period, not least of which is Hadley? Thanks again for what to me is a new and interesting composer.
I am really glad to hear this again as I was at the performance in Flagstaff and watched John conduct this with an assembled orchestra that had a fast learning curve to achieve what they did in such a short time. Listening to this again underlines the value of this work in my mind. When will a good commercial recording become available? It is a work of great quality an, like much of Still's work, unjustly neglected. I do not agree with the Hadley observation.
a lot of "classical" music written by Blacks, women, and other current Entitlement Groups has been and is being recorded simply because it was written by...a member of an EG. Not this. Still is a genuine Master of Music. See also George Walker's first two piano sonatas, which are available on CRI
Reminds me of the Fantasia on a theme by Tallis
Fantastic. I can not wait to get to work on this. Thanks for programming this for ROSO, John.
GREAT PIECE... I THINK ITS HIGH TIME THEY START PUTTING MUSIC CLASS BACK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS... TO INSPIRE THE NEXT WILLIAM GRANT
I had the exact same thought, along with "why haven't we heard of him before?" Just heard Folk Suite no. 2 on the radio (wqxr)-- he's wonderful.
Check out Florence Price, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, William Dawson, Undine Smith Moore. That's a good start. These alone add up to a major black heritage in classical music. Happy listening.
Thanks for the list.
There is so much to discover!
For me it´s a marvellous adventure to jump into the universe of African-American classical music ....specifically laying open the connections between Grant and some famous protagonists of the Harlem Renaissance (something that I will later present in a lecture in early 2025, in a cultural center near Frankfurt, in the small city of Eschborn...).
@@MichaelHeinz4 That is all very interesting. Will there be concerts around your lecture?
If you listen and listen good' you can hear the blues Williams grant Still''awesome and underrated
An important work; thank you ever so much for sharing it. I also think the world of Maestro John McLaughlin Williams.
Just got to this one in my ongoing tour of your prior uploads. Never heard it before, but it certainly has Still's hallmarks. A wonderful piece that, like much of his music, should be heard with greater regularity. Thanks much.
This is a really great performance. I want to put it on my iphone!
Very happy you liked it. Thanks for listening.
This is superb!
Thanks for sharing this. William Grant Stills music inspires.
I really need this piece!!
Haunting and powerful.Thanks for posting, it's a puzzle to me that Still's music is not played more often.
You do wonderful things for American composers! Thank you for this and all you have recorded, sir!
Thank you! I say the same for you: via your channel, you bring so many new ears to our great American music.
Interesting.... highly atmospheric. Thank you, John, for another fine introduction!
good work!
@johnmalveauxtv That's a great quote; so true. Thanks, John.
Great musician.
@CurzonRoad
Further my earlier comment, for whatever it is worth, rightly or wrongly, while Archaic Ritual has very attractive, appealing atmospherics, it also reminds me of many other sounds of the period, not least of which is Hadley? Thanks again for what to me is a new and interesting composer.
@CurzonRoad I say go where the music takes you! Thanks for listening.
I am really glad to hear this again as I was at the performance in Flagstaff and watched John conduct this with an assembled orchestra that had a fast learning curve to achieve what they did in such a short time. Listening to this again underlines the value of this work in my mind. When will a good commercial recording become available? It is a work of great quality an, like much of Still's work, unjustly neglected. I do not agree with the Hadley observation.
can you help me with some other classic africans also i can vibe with i luv it
Florence Price, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, William Dawson, Undine Smith Moore.
1) Chant (0:00)
2) Incantation: Dance Before the Altar (9:17)
3) Possession (13:16)
and the music of shirley graham dubois.....
Miklos Rosza → Miklós Rózsa
a lot of "classical" music written by Blacks, women, and other current Entitlement Groups has been and is being recorded simply because it was written by...a member of an EG. Not this. Still is a genuine Master of Music. See also George Walker's first two piano sonatas, which are available on CRI