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1957 music composed by William Grant Still From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Scene is a musical composition consisting of five orchestral suites composed in 1957 by American composer William Grant Still.[1]
The composition is described as follows:
[The work depicts] life, scenery, and culture in various parts of the United States. The themes are original ones written in some of the American idioms. The work was commissioned by Adrian Michaelis for The Standard School Broadcasts. Some of the suites aired on the NBC Western Network from 1959 to 1960.[2]
— Erica Neidlinger, The Wind Repertory Project
The collection of suites is as follows:
Suite No. 1 - The East
Suite No. 2 - The South
Suite No. 3 - The Old West
Suite No. 4 - The Far West
Suite No. 5 - A Mountain, a Memorial and a Song
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