I just heard it on Chicago classical music station today on a Sunday , I know about Grant Still but had never heard this work ... delightful and hauntingly beautiful in the second movement
A great little known composer. Listen to his 2nd Symphony, especially its last movement, one of the greatest pieces of serious music written by an American. I would say it was one of the three greatest American symphonies, along with Copland 3 and Hansen"s 2 The Romantic.
I really like this. It sounds like jazz with a touch of Prokofiev. Dvorak wrote that American composers should use folk music as a source for composition, and Still does so, mining black music and striking gold. I am beginning to like him as much as Aaron Copeland.
I've been enjoying all four symphonies over the past month or so. I never knew of Still until his 2nd was played on our local classical station in Sacramento. I got in in mid-stream and didn't know what I was listening to. I reckoned it might be a Gershwin I wasn't familiar with. And there is alot of "correspondence" betw. the two composers.
He has 5 symphonies. Be sure to check out the fifth. I can also recommend the Africa symphonic poem and "Mother and Child" which is part of a suite for violin and piano
@@PatrickSDuffy Unfortunately I don't use almost any kind of social media, but thanks for your interest! If you want to contact me you can send me a message to my email (sergiocanovasf@gmail.com)
Is it correct that Still composed this work in Mission Viejo, California, in light of the fact that the composer's granddaughter wrote, in a comment on another one of your UA-cam videos, that "He never lived or worked in Mission Viejo. His daughter, my mom, did." ?
Still mines similiarly "American" sentiment in a manner Copland did to much greater acclaim. Ives was way more sophisticated and astute composer than Still and Copland. And so what. For my ear Still is superior to Copland.
I would strongly disagree that Ives is somehow more sophisticated than Still. Still used, almost exclusively, original melodies instead of using folk tunes like Copland. And he was perhaps the best orchestrator the US produced in the 20th century. Plus, his piano works and chamber works are masterful. He wrote more than 200 pieces and they are worth deeper study.
Still is one of America's unsung Treasures. I'm so happy to know of him.
We fully agree. Still also worked in Hollywood, where he orchestrated for Dimitri Tiomkin among others. Rudolph G Kopp thought highly of him.
I had never heard of William Grant Stills until Classic FM payed a movement from his 4th Symphony today. What a joy to discover his music
I just heard it on Chicago classical music station today on a Sunday , I know about Grant Still but had never heard this work ... delightful and hauntingly beautiful in the second movement
I just heard this on the radio and I'm blown away at how soulful this sounds Omg I will be playing this for life
A symphony in the American tradition. A delight to listen to.
I just Met his Daughter Judith...she is 80 years old..and sharp as a tack and funny.
So beautiful ...
This really helped. I have the pleasure of being able to perform this with the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra on May 29th. thanks for the score.
Yup, it's a good one. I also perform in the St. Louis Youth Orchestra.
Still had a very good ear. His creations make musical sense from beginning to end. They are also very attractive and audience friendly.
A great little known composer. Listen to his 2nd Symphony, especially its last movement, one of the greatest pieces of serious music written by an American. I would say it was one of the three greatest American symphonies, along with Copland 3 and Hansen"s 2 The Romantic.
I really like this. It sounds like jazz with a touch of Prokofiev. Dvorak wrote that American composers should use folk music as a source for composition, and Still does so, mining black music and striking gold. I am beginning to like him as much as Aaron Copeland.
what do you mean by “mining” black music?
@@niclacy4048 I mean using it as the source material for the composition, for example taking a gospel song and fleshing out its themes and motifs.
Dvorak used native American folk music 🎀
@@Itoldyouso15 Yes he did in The New World Symphony. One of my favorite things to listen to.
friend thank you very much for uploading these great works.
Thank you for your kind words
His music makes you feel like a conductor.
Love it.
he’s a great composer i love him! everyone should hear his work
Great Americana music! Masterfully orchestrated and great harmonies, use of folk tunes, and rhythmically catchy.
I am glad to have been given a chance to listen to this work.
Wonderful
Thank you so much for uploading this amazing music
A new delight for me. Thank you, Sergio!
Nice.
Very beautiful!!🌹🌻🌼 Greetings from Miami. 🌞
I've been enjoying all four symphonies over the past month or so. I never knew of Still until his 2nd was played on our local classical station in Sacramento. I got in in mid-stream and didn't know what I was listening to. I reckoned it might be a Gershwin I wasn't familiar with. And there is alot of "correspondence" betw. the two composers.
He has 5 symphonies. Be sure to check out the fifth. I can also recommend the Africa symphonic poem and "Mother and Child" which is part of a suite for violin and piano
isnt there a discrepancy concerning the origin of the tune for “i’ve got music” between still and gershwin?
A beautiful and charming work. Thks for sharing it.
One of America's finest composers. Yes, 'Black Composer's Lives Matter Too'.
He is also apart of the greatest Fraternity known to God and man.......Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. #Achievement My brother in the bond!!!
His music is wonderful.. Anybody know who the artist is that painted the work that is posted with the video/music?
The title is "Gullah Country Church" by the Afro-American painter John W. Jones.
@@SergioCánovasCM Thank you, Sergio!
If you are on FB check my page.. I have a music group page too
@@PatrickSDuffy Unfortunately I don't use almost any kind of social media, but thanks for your interest! If you want to contact me you can send me a message to my email (sergiocanovasf@gmail.com)
Is it correct that Still composed this work in Mission Viejo, California, in light of the fact that the composer's granddaughter wrote, in a comment on another one of your UA-cam videos, that "He never lived or worked in Mission Viejo. His daughter, my mom, did." ?
She said that part was wrong so I deleted that of the text, in this video as well.
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Still mines similiarly "American" sentiment in a manner Copland did to much greater acclaim. Ives was way more sophisticated and astute composer than Still and Copland. And so what.
For my ear Still is superior to Copland.
I would strongly disagree that Ives is somehow more sophisticated than Still. Still used, almost exclusively, original melodies instead of using folk tunes like Copland. And he was perhaps the best orchestrator the US produced in the 20th century. Plus, his piano works and chamber works are masterful. He wrote more than 200 pieces and they are worth deeper study.
still used folk melodies…? just bc they’re mostly familiar to the descendants of enslaved people doesnt make them any less of the folk variety?