William Grant Still - Kaintuck' (1935)
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- Composer: William Grant Still, Jr. (May 11, 1895 - December 3, 1978)
Pianist: Ben Dawson
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra conducted by Michael Seal
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It is criminal for Still to be forgotten. His harmonic language and structure is so unusual yet deeply expressive. His Afro American symphony, Seven Traces, 3 Visions, Africa etc are all so good and deserves recognition. It is so important to show the classical masses what the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance was like. Sadly a forgotten genius :(
Thank you 😊
Woah, another composer which is relatively unknown but has amazing harmonical language. Thanks for the upload!
I agree with you!
Yes you said it so perfect yooo! The Harmony is so my vibe, so beautiful
Unknown to who??
@@joewilliams4359 the classical audience
@@wholemilky can you be more specific, perhaps with demographics?
Wow - this is great! I love that G-9 to end on.
The beginning really reminded me of Tiompkin - no wonder, Still used to arrange for Tiompkin.
This guy deserves to be programmed more often.
Beautiful harmonic language!!
This is wonderful music. It certainly deserves to be heard and appreciated.
A first rate composition. Has to be one of Grant Still's best.
This shit literally gave me the stank face! These tones melted me!
A great discovery for me. The harmonic language and the jazz feel is quite unique. I think this composer has a lot to offer! Given the date, (1933) he certainly belongs in the upper pantheon of composers.
うわ〜 この作曲家のことはぜんぜん知らなかった！ 知ることができてよかった〜^^
Thank you for uploading Still! I love his music but it sucks that he’s not more well known.
This is awesome!!!!! Oh man! This is beyond words!
amazing composition!
Thank you for posting this!
Wow, I'd never heard of the composer or piece. It is absolutely wonderful, I can already see myself going down the rabbit hole on his other compositions. Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks for this, I love it!
Beautiful
So beautiful 😻
Simplemente genial.
A very interesting piece by a fellow who lived in almost total obscurity. I give it a 9 on my musical target.
Total obscurity?! I see we need to improve the quality of our music history courses…..
bruh that horn gliss 🤩
We were looking at songs that we might like for school so here I am!
I think one of my favourite positives about the work of Critical Race Theorists is that it's allowed me open my ears to some of these fabulous non-standard, non-white composers. I can't wait to keep opening my eyes and ears and supporting/championing this great music. RIP Maestro Still
Yes please !
All I have to say about this is WOW!!!
We learned about Still in Music History. He was a pioneer of ragtime I believe. And he was the first Black American to conduct a symphony orchestra.
a pioneer of ragtime born in 1895?
He was one of the first symphonic composers to have his work performed by a major orchestra. Most definitely NOT a pioneer ragtime.
I'd say a pioneer of ragtime is arguable. Scott Joplin is typically the father of ragtime. But Still is very important in the classical contemporary cultural Renaissance. His harmonies and structure is very modern in his compositions. He plays with a lot of dissonance and more progressive jazzy bluesy melodic lines. His late works have elements of 20th century modern techniques and rhythms since he was taught and heavily influenced by Varese
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This man was genius!
I heard this on the Classical Station.
Wow
A thumbs down? Not sure how that is possible?
Now that we understand that racism is alive and well in America, one can imagine how poorly this fine, attractive composition by a man of color would have been received in 1933. This sounds very American and makes for 10 minutes of comfortable listening.
Thank you!
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Is this a form of piano concerto
It is a Symphonic Poem, a freer form that does not have to follow the concerto form.
@@beatrizdemello5370 i understand that but would you consider it as one?
@@EggBenis yeah you could, it's is essentially one in many ways, it has a piano as a soloist with an orchestra, and their interaction is very concertante
I thought that said Tainfuck for a second, oh well, maybe next time...
Rachmaninov imitator
I don't hear Rachmaninov, but I do hear lots of Gershwin, except in a unique style.
and.. rachmaninov was an imitator of many before him
Has nothing to do with rachmaninov, and if you are going to link composers and claim they are imitators so easily then Rachmaninov is clearly an imitator too. This is actually one of the most innovative classical pieces I've heard in a good while, and no, this isn't gershwin just because it has a couple of jazzy chords, he is pretty different from gershwin too. As I said, it has a clearly distinctive sound.
@@jonathanDstrand Exactly, he even wrote for piano and orchestra, I mean, that is obviously some form of "imitation" by some standard... Even if it was imitated we can't reduce music to "imitation" or not imitation, 99% of composers for hundreds of years (pre 19th/20th century) have been basically imitators for the most part, what is classical style and what do you mean common practice? Just because it doesn't sound unique doesn't mean it's not good, because something is only really unique for the first time, apart from that it's really a social construct, what is the difference between a piece that sounds like other pieces you know from a "legendary" composer and pieces that sound like those same pieces but by a completely different composer from another context and time? Absolutely none if you think about it, only your false ideas of value. Not even gonna mention how simple characteristics and style is just the tip of the iceberg and every detail about a melody or orchestration or harmony or form is relevant and no 2 pieces sound the same, only if it's literally copied, the melodies specially SHOULD matter, specially if you like, I don't know, Mozart? If you like Mozart and you don't care about the specific motifs and melodies you use I don't think you actually like his music or most classical music for that fact, or even most styles of music, because SPECIFIC MELODIES AND MOTIFS MATTER, SIMILAR STYLES DOESN'T MATTER AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO MAKE THEM OUT TO MATTER, AND MUCH LESS HISTORICAL VALUE OR HOW MUCH OF A GENIOUS THE COMPOSER IS, BECAUSE THAT IS A CLEAR SOCIAL CONSTRUCT WITH THE BASIS OF SELLING YOU THE IDEA OF MASTERY AND OLD CLASSICAL COMPOSERS BEING BETTER THAN MOST MUSICIANS EVER, DESPITE THAT BEING FALSE FOR THE MOST PART (BACH). Yeah, went a bit on a tangent there, but it's basically it, he isn't, even if he was it doesn't matter and shouldn't matter much.
You're free to upload your own music, which will of course be crap, so we can all laugh at it.
And we will.
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