Still william grant (28 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. 1st. 368 clean, unmarked pages/index. B/w (ilustrador).

Paperback. Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Tight, clean.

Condición: new. Expédition le jour même. Libraire depuis 27 ans. Envoi soigné avec suivi.

Condición: Fine. New York 1975. One complete issue of The Black Perspective in Music. Octavo, pp. 132-240. photo illustrations, original wraps. Fine.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: new. Expédition le jour même. Libraire depuis 27 ans. Envoi soigné avec suivi.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. French language. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First edition. 201pp. Corners lightly bumped, else fine in a very good edgeworn dust jacket with spine age-toned, short tears on edges.

dj. First Edition / First Printing. First Edition / First Printing. Introductions by Howard Hanson and Frederick Hall. Trade first edition, SIGNED by Still on the page facing the title page. Study of the life and work of composer William Grant Still, often referred to as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers," whose music blended classical forms with jazz, blues, spirituals, and other American traditions. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. Previous owner bookplate inside. Very good copy in lightly word dust jacket with discoloring along spine and tiny chip on front panel. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. Brand new copy.

hardcover. Condición: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condición: new. Expédition le jour même. Libraire depuis 27 ans. Envoi soigné avec suivi.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: new. Expédition le jour même. Libraire depuis 27 ans. Envoi soigné avec suivi.

Noten. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Condición: new. Expédition le jour même. Libraire depuis 23 ans. Envoi soigné avec suivi.

Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine Plus. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition - Limited. hardcover, cloth-backed illustrated boards with paper label on spine in clear dust jacket, as issued.; clean. no markings. no bumps, tears, chips. strong binding. a well preserved copy.; number 33 from the special edition of 100 copies handbound by earle gray and signed by william grant still.; xi-201pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Scarce publication, first and only printing of the Still Reader, published as a special issue of the journal Black Sacred Music, in black-stamped illustrated red wraps, no markings, NOT ex-lib, no spine/cover creases, binding tight pages bright, light rubbed wear to spine edges, touch of toning to page block edges, else Fine copy of this very scarce collection of writings by "the dean of Afro-American composers"; 8vo; (xv) 277pp indexed & illus + 4pp ads.…

Noten. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Noten. Condición: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. University of Arkansas Press. Fayetteville, AR. 1984 (1988). 280 pages with index. First edition, second printing. While the title page states 1984, as does the copyright page, this is the first hardcover printing that includes an index, making this the really a first edition, thus; as it includes new material (an index). Additionally it notes the author's year of death (1987) despite all else appearing to be a 1984 printing. Needless to say, this title is super-rare in hardcover and DJ. Both book and DJ are fine and in seemingly unread condition. "Dean of Afro-American Composers," Still, was the first American composer to have an opera produced by the New York City Opera. Known primarily for his first symphony, Afro-American Symphony (1930), which was the most widely performed symphony composed by an American up until 1950. Still composed nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, and over thirty choral works; as well as being part of the Harlem Renaissance. Fine/Fine; rare in hardcover with DJ.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED limited edition. #20 of 100 copies signed by William Grant Still. Fine in brown quarter cloth and pictorial boards in publisher's clear acetate wrapper, without dust jacket as issued. (201pp. ) (6 1/2" X 9") Superb copy and uncommon thus. ; 6 1/2" x 9"; 201 pages.…

First edition of the first grand opera composed by an African American to be produced by a major company. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon in this condition. Troubled Island is an American opera in three acts composed by William Grant Still, with a libretto begun by poet Langston Hughes and completed by Verna Arvey. Set in Haiti in 1791, Troubled Island portrays Jean Jacques Dessalines and the corruption of his leadership in the Haitian revolution. He declared himself as emperor of an independent Haiti but was assassinated by opponents. The opera premiered at the New York City Opera on March 31, 1949, notably making it the first grand opera composed by an African American to be produced by a major company. The premiere performance was greeted with 22 curtain calls.…

First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 100 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author on the colophon, this being copy no.23. Octavo (23cm); decorative paper-covered boards and dark brown machine-embroidered cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket and brown paper-covered slipcase; xii,201,[3], with [12]pp of black & white plates. Hint of foxing to two sides of the textblock and upper board edges, with a faint musty odor from long storage; Near Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. The slipcase shows some gentle sunning around the opening, a few small scuffs, else Near Fine.Authoritative work by the pioneering African-American composer, containing a substantial collection of his work, along with a detailed discography and bibliography. With introductions by Howard Hanson and Frederick Hall, and contributions by Paul Harold Slattery, Verna Arvey, and Louis and Annette Kaufman. "Still writes in every medium of musical expression with a power that is undergirded by a spirit of great humility and honest dedication. It is such a spirit that causes him to rise above the technical and creative skills of musical composition, over which he has complete mastery, and give forth utterances that "lift a race from wood and stone to Christ." What he has done and is doing for American Negro Music is inestimable" (p.xi). Morrow & Cooney 123b.…