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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Composer
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Cleveland_Orchestra
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Symphony_Orchestra
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NAACP's_Spingarn_Medal
Spingarn Medal
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:born
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May 11, 1895
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:William_Grant_Still_Jr.
Judith Still
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gptkbp:died
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December 3, 1984
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
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gptkbp:genre
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Classical
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Grant Still
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:George_Walker
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Dvořák
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Violin
Piano
Conducting
Orchestration
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Afro-American_Symphony
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on future generations of composers.
Pioneer_of_African_American_classical_music
First_African_American_to_conduct_a_major_symphony_orchestra_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Blues
Jazz
Spirituals
African_American_culture
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gptkbp:notableWorks
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gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King
gptkb:Troubled_Island
Minstrel Man
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gptkbp:occupation
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Conductor
Arranger
Orchestrator
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Verna_Arvey
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