William Grant Still: Trailblazer from the South (1984) (no video link)
Title
William Grant Still: Trailblazer from the South (1984) (no video link)
Subject
Composers--United States--Biography
African American composers
URL
No video link found. This content is associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library originally recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. No link has yet been found to provide online access and the original videotape has not yet been digitized.
Description
Content description from Worldcat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/william-grant-still-trailblazer-from-the-south/oclc/43742618):
This 1984 PBS documentary examines the career of Afro-American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978). It includes excerpts from concert performances of Still's music, as well as interviews with Still's daughter Judith, Harvard historian Eileen Southern, conductor László Hálasz, and others. Also included are excerpts from radio interviews by Still and his wife, Verna Arvey.
Ephemera: saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. William Grant Still: Trailblazer from the South. A musical profile of the Dean of American Black Composers, who broke new ground as a claaical music composer in the 1930s and 40s. Handwritten notes by JWK: Under Cover 27 April 1985. Born 1895 (His mo. a college graduate!). Inc. theatricals. First Amer. Black composer of opera. Composed ballet - inc. for Ruth Page. Symphonies.
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This 1984 PBS documentary examines the career of Afro-American composer William Grant Still (1895-1978). It includes excerpts from concert performances of Still's music, as well as interviews with Still's daughter Judith, Harvard historian Eileen Southern, conductor László Hálasz, and others. Also included are excerpts from radio interviews by Still and his wife, Verna Arvey.
Ephemera: saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. William Grant Still: Trailblazer from the South. A musical profile of the Dean of American Black Composers, who broke new ground as a claaical music composer in the 1930s and 40s. Handwritten notes by JWK: Under Cover 27 April 1985. Born 1895 (His mo. a college graduate!). Inc. theatricals. First Amer. Black composer of opera. Composed ballet - inc. for Ruth Page. Symphonies.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Phillip Byrd (director and writer)
Carol Wonsavage (executive producer)
Alex Haley (narrator)
Publisher
Arkansas Educational Television Commission
William Grant Still Music
Date
1984
Citation
“William Grant Still: Trailblazer from the South (1984) (no video link),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/356.