Description
Prolific and influential, many call William Grant Still the “Dean of African American composers” and it’s not hard to see why.
The first African-American to conduct a major American symphony orchestra, the first to have a symphony (his first symphony) performed by a leading orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television, William Grant Still broke barriers.
Still composed his Serenade for Orchestra in 1957 on a commission by the Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana. The piece reflects Still’s interest in American folk idioms, with conventional melodies and harmonies that nonetheless express a fresh and individual compositional voice.
Author: William Grant Still
Instrument: Violin 1, Violin 2, Violoncello, Glockenspiel, Harp, Flute 1, Flute 2, Tuba, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Viola, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Oboe 2, Piccolo, Suspended Cymbal, Timpani, Trombone 1, Trombone 2, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Contrabass, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Crash Cymbals
Medium: Full Score
SKU: FSH-SC88
