William Grant Still

William Grant Still

"The drums weave the spell of death" from Blue Steel (for soprano, contralto, baritone, and chorus)

"To polish and shine" from Troubled Island (For soprano, mezzo, and two contraltos)

"Because faint whisperings of practices" from A Bayou Legend (for bass, two tenors and one baritone)

"Calm as the waters of the bayou" from A Bayou Legend (for soprano and tenor, with chorus)

"Ave Maria" from Costaso (for tenor and baritone)

"I knew why you were coming" from Minette Fontaine (for soprano, contralto, and chorus)

"Listen, Mary, trust me!" from Highway 1, U.S.A. (For soprano and baritone)

in

Arias, Duets and Scenes from the Operas, Volume 3: Duets and Scenes (compiled and edited by Beverly Soll)

William Grant Still Music 1998

Still, Dabrishus, & Quin

William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography

Greenwood Publishing 1996

William Grant Still

"See the trees" from Blue Steel (for baritone)

"Why do you laugh, Vuval?" from Troubled Island (for baritone)

"I dream a world" from Troubled Island (for bass)

"Drums in the court" from Troubled Island (for baritone)

"Children of the world" from A Bayou Legend (for tenor)

"More lovely than my imagining" from A Bayou Legend (for tenor)

"A wand'ring beggar came" from Costaso (for tenor)

"Must I die for my boldness?" from Mota (for tenor)

"Hear me, hear my plea!" from The Pillar (for tenor)

"A dream wasted" from Highway 1, U.S.A. (for baritone)

"What does he know of dreams?" from Highway 1, U.S.A. (for tenor)

in

Arias, Duets and Scenes from the Operas, Volume 2: Arias for Tenor, Baritone and Bass (compiled and edited by Beverly Soll)

William Grant Still Music 1998

William Grant Still

"Give me no body without your soul" from Blue Steel (for soprano)

"Little black slave child" from Troubled Island (for mezzo)

"'Tis sunset in the garden" from Troubled Island (for soprano)

"In ages past" from A Bayou Legend (for soprano)

"Now they will be coming to the tree" from A Bayou Legend (for mezzo)

"Golden days" from Costaso (for soprano)

"This strange awakening" from Mota (for soprano)

"Who can tell what fate?" from Mota (for mezzo)

"I have two loves" from Minette Fontaine (for soprano)

"Once a little child" from Highway 1, U.S.A. (for mezzo)

in

Arias, Duets and Scenes from the Operas, Volume 1: Arias for Sorpano and Mezzo Soprano (compiled and edited by Beverly Soll)

William Grant Still Music 1998

Beverly Soll

I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still

University of Arkansas Press 2005