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Still, William Grant Jr.
Born: 1895 AD
Died: 1978 AD, at 83 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1978 AD, at 83 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US composer
composed "Afro-American Symphony" 1931 (1st symphony by black composer ever performed by major symphony orchestra in US)
1st black to conduct major symphony orchestra in US 1936 (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
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