Dominique-René de Lerma:
A NEW PUBLISHER SERIES
William
Grant Still Music, the prime source and more often only source for the
music of this major composer (1895-1978), has initiated a new series, Done found my lost sheep,
which, it might be guessed, is directed to the publication of music
from the past -- either in reissue or in first edition. Such a project
has not been previously contemplated.
The
Arizona-based firm has long made available not only printed music, but
audio and video recordings in various format, books, well as
specialty products and materials directed for the young, providing
extensive documentation on its namesake, but has recently become the
source for works by others from Black music history -- the Chevalier de
Saint-Georges, as an example.
Now
comes the new series, which promises to provide new repertoire of older
music for the student, teacher, scholar, and professional. A directory
of currently available materials is located at
http://www.williamgrantstill.com/
The new series is initiated with the ballad for soprano and piano, Henry,
previously available only in the first edition of 1812. With a vocal
range well within the treble clef and piano accompaniment readily within
the ability of most keyboardists, the song lends itself readily for
student or professional recital.
Now
in production is the second title within the series, a version of the
same song which was featured in the City of London's festivities for the
200th anniversary of the abolishment of slavery. The future of the
series is projected to include works of France's Saint-Georges, Cuba's
Joseph White y Lafitte, and England's Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, along
with works by Black Americans such as Will Marion Cook, Frank Johnson,
and Frederick Jerome Work.
Mail to William Grant Still Music may be directed to 809 W. Riordan Road, Suite 100, Box 109, Flagstaff AZ 86001-0810, Phone: (928) 526-9355 ,Fax: (928) 526-0321, or Email: discovermusic@williamgrantstill.com.
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Dominique-René de Lerma
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