William Grant Still

Born: 11 May 1895, Woodville, Miss.
Died: 3 December 1978, Los Angeles, California

Blue Steel. Libretto by Bruce Forsythe. (1934)
Troubled Island, opera in three acts. Libretto by Langston Hughes, after his play The Drums of Haiti. (31 March 1939, NY City Opera)
A Bayou Legend. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1941)
A Southern Interlude. (1942)
Costaso. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1949)
Mota. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1951)
The Pillar. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1955)
Minette Fontaine. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1958)
Highway 1, U.S.A.. Libretto by Verna Arvey. (1962)

One of America's most important early black composers, William Grant Still's music is currently undergoing a minor revival.

None of Still's operatic works are currently available on CD.

Still, Dabrishus, & Quin. William Grant Still: A Bio-Bibliography.
Greenwood Publishing 1996.

last update: 3 Dec. 2002