• Source: Symphony No. 2 (Still)

Symphony No. 2 in G minor, also known as Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race", is a 1937 composition in four movements by American composer William Grant Still. The work was first performed on December 10, 1937, by the Philadelphia Orchestra led by conductor Leopold Stokowski. The symphony is about thirty minutes long.




Overview


William Grant Still contrasted his Symphony No. 2 with his earlier Symphony No. 1. If Symphony No. 1 "represented the Negro of days not far removed from the Civil War," Symphony No. 2 represented "the American colored man of today, in so many instances a totally new individual produced through the fusion of White, Indian and Negro bloods". According to one reviewer commenting on the premiere performance of the symphony by the Philadelphia Orchestra, "[The symphony]'s characteristically expansive, lyrical string writing seems specifically intended to exploit that orchestra’s famously silky string sound. Near the climax of the first movement, and at key moments elsewhere, the brasses-trumpets and trombones especially, punctuate the texture with gestures suggesting call and response, elements of the African American essence that persistently asserts itself even as blacks were more fully integrated into the wider, more diverse American culture."




Movements


The symphony is in four movements as follows:




Reviews


Allan Kozinn of The New York Times notes the work's, "bright, rhythmically vital third movement".




See also


List of jazz-influenced classical compositions




References






Further reading


Still, Judith Anne (1990). William Grant Still: A Voice High-Sounding (1 ed.). Flagstaff, Arizona: The Master-Player Library. ISBN 1-877873-15-2.




External links


Symphony No. 2 (complete; 29:24) on YouTube

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar episode SpongeBob SquarePants
• Ateez
• Britania Raya dalam Kontes Lagu Eurovision 2015
• Dandadan
• LibreOffice
• Rossa
• Amy Search
• Daftar perangkat lunak lembar sebar
• Mike Tompkins
• Argentina
• Symphony No. 2 (Still)
• Symphony No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
• Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
• Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)
• Afro-American Symphony
• Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)
• Symphony No. 2 (Nielsen)
• Symphony No. 1
• Symphony No. 4 (Still)
• Symphony No. 3 (Still)