Religion in Rhythm: William Grant Still's Orchestrations for Willard Robison's "Deep River Hour"

Researches a period from the early 1930s when African-American composer William Grant Still was engaged by singer-songwriter-bandleader Willard Robison to produce arrangements and orchestrations for Robison's radio program, the "Deep River Hour." Explains that the program began broadc...

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African American musicians
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American music
Arranging
Bandleaders
Big band music
Blues music
Choirs
Clarinets
Composers
Copyists
History
Jazz ensembles
Jazz music
Music arrangement
Musical rhythm
Orchestras
Orchestration
Pianos
Professional relationships
Radio
Radio programs, Musical
Religious songs
Robison, Willard
Singers
Still, William Grant
Trumpets
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