{"product_id":"william-grant-still","title":"WILLIAM GRANT STILL","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce called the dean of African American composers, William Grant Still created a unique version of musical modernism that influenced commercial music, symphonic music, and opera.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe acclaimed and enormously popular \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAfro-American Symphony\u003c\/span\u003e, like many of his works, drew on Black American musical heritage, and Still was the first Black composer to have his work performed by a major symphony orchestra.\n\u003cp\u003eCatherine Parsons Smith’s biography tracks the composer's interrelated careers in popular and concert music. Still’s artistic journey took him from conservatory study with George W. Chadwick to collaborating with Langston Hughes, working as a commercial arranger and composer on Broadway and radio, arranging for artists like Sophie Tucker and Artie Shaw, and serving as the recording director for the first Black-owned record label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut despite his prolific production and multidimensional talents, Still endured financial struggles and declining attention to his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e134 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSITY OF ILLINO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49998053048557,"sku":"117617","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/6017\/5085\/files\/WILLIAMGRANTSTILL1.jpg?v=1779315153","url":"https:\/\/thehuntingtonstore.org\/products\/william-grant-still","provider":"The Huntington Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}