William Grant Still
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jdwms_1950
N 31° 06.205 W 091° 17.927
15R E 662244 N 3442307
Williams Grant Still - Woodville, MS
Waymark Code: WMJHR9
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2013
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The dean of African-American composers and one of the greatest classical musicians in American history. Still was born near Woodville on May 11, 1895. In 1930, Still composed Afro-American Symphony, a blues-influenced work. Troubled Island was his first major opera. By the time of his death in 1978, he had written over 150 compositions.
Date Installed:: 1995
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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