William Grant Still

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Grant_Still

GPTKB entity

Statements (133)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Composer
gptkbp:associated_act	gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Spingarn_Medal Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Pacific
gptkbp:awarded_for	gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Pacific
gptkbp:birth_date	1895-05-11
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:born	May 11, 1895
gptkbp:born_in	gptkb:Woodville,_Mississippi
gptkbp:child	gptkb:William_Grant_Still_Jr.
gptkbp:collaborated_with	gptkb:Langston_Hughes gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar
gptkbp:composed_by	gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King gptkb:The_Wedding gptkb:The_African_American_Symphony gptkb:The_Symphony_No._7 gptkb:The_Symphony_No._1 gptkb:The_Symphony_No._5 The Story of the Three Little Pigs The Symphony No. 10 The Symphony No. 11 The Symphony No. 12 The Symphony No. 13 The Symphony No. 14 The Symphony No. 15 The Symphony No. 16 The Symphony No. 17 The Symphony No. 18 The Symphony No. 19 The Symphony No. 2 The Symphony No. 20 The Symphony No. 3 The Symphony No. 4 The Symphony No. 6 The Symphony No. 8 The Symphony No. 9 The Symphony No. 21 The Symphony No. 22 The Symphony No. 23 The Symphony No. 24 The Symphony No. 25 The Symphony No. 26 The Symphony No. 27 The Symphony No. 28 The Symphony No. 29 The Symphony No. 30 The Dance of the New World Darker America A Bayou Legend Sahdji The Christmas Overture
gptkbp:contributed_to	gptkb:chamber_music gptkb:opera gptkb:voice_acting American classical music Orchestral music Television music Film scores Theater music
gptkbp:death_date	1984-12-03
gptkbp:died	December 3, 1984 December 3, 1980
gptkbp:died_on	1980-12-03
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:genre	Classical
gptkbp:has_legacy	Cultural contributions to American music Influence on jazz and blues Recognition as a pioneer in classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Grant Still
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:George_Walker American music African American classical music
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Stravinsky gptkb:Debussy gptkb:Dvořák gptkb:Spirituals African American culture
gptkbp:inspired	Future generations of composers Civil Rights Movement musicians
gptkbp:is_studied_in	gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles gptkb:New_England_Conservatory_of_Music
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King gptkb:Minstrel_Man gptkb:The_Peaceful_Warrior gptkb:Afro-American_Symphony gptkb:Troubled_Island Darker America
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work	gptkb:The_Ballad_of_the_Brown_King gptkb:Minstrel_Man gptkb:The_Woman_of_Brewster_Place gptkb:Lenox_Avenue gptkb:The_Dream_of_the_Rood gptkb:The_Wedding gptkb:The_African_American_Symphony gptkb:The_Christmas_Oratorio gptkb:The_Peaceful_Warrior gptkb:Afro-American_Symphony gptkb:The_Black_Rose gptkb:The_Song_of_the_Nightingale gptkb:In_Memoriam gptkb:Troubled_Island The Story of the Three Little Pigs The Dance of the New World The Legend of the Great Sea Darker America
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:arranger gptkb:conductor Orchestrator
gptkbp:premiered_on	Afro-American Symphony in 1931 Minstrel Man in 1930 The Ballad of the Brown King in 1935 Troubled Island in 1949
gptkbp:recognized_by	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts gptkb:American_Society_of_Composers,_Authors_and_Publishers_(ASCAP)
gptkbp:service	African American to conduct a major symphony orchestra African American to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Verna_Arvey
gptkbp:won_award	gptkb:Spingarn_Medal Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Pacific
gptkbp:wrote	gptkb:chamber_music gptkb:Songs Symphonies Operas Over 150 compositions
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Harry_Burleigh gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Music
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4