Three Visions
Title
Three Visions
Description
Black composer William Grant Still (known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers") wrote the "Three Visions" suite in 1935 for solo piano.
As written in the Wikipedia article on this work, the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still indicated that "The three segments of the suite, Dark Horsemen, Summerland, and Radiant Pinnacle, tell the story of the human soul after death: the body expires, and the soul goes on to an apocalyptic judgment. If it is seen that the past life has been a good one, the soul may enter “heaven,” or “Summerland”. After a period of time, the soul may reincarnate to learn additional earthly lessons on the human plane. Some souls reincarnate many times in a constant circular progress toward Godly perfection."
Three Visions was composed by Still for his wife, Verna Arvey, who first played the composition in Los Angeles in 1936.
As written in the Wikipedia article on this work, the composer's daughter Judith Anne Still indicated that "The three segments of the suite, Dark Horsemen, Summerland, and Radiant Pinnacle, tell the story of the human soul after death: the body expires, and the soul goes on to an apocalyptic judgment. If it is seen that the past life has been a good one, the soul may enter “heaven,” or “Summerland”. After a period of time, the soul may reincarnate to learn additional earthly lessons on the human plane. Some souls reincarnate many times in a constant circular progress toward Godly perfection."
Three Visions was composed by Still for his wife, Verna Arvey, who first played the composition in Los Angeles in 1936.
Duration: 11 minutes
Creator
Grant Still, William (1895-1978)
Source
William Grant Still, "Three Visions" (Wikipedia), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Visions
Opus Illuminate, "William Grant Still: Three Visions" (YouTube), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVnoNlG1dGY
William Grant Still, Three Visions (score), https://musescore.com/moonlarke/william-grant-still-three-visions-1936
Date
1936
Format
10-20 minutes
Coverage
1900-1949
Instrumentation
piano
Ensemble Type
solo
Citation
Grant Still, William (1895-1978), “Three Visions,” Music EnLivened, accessed October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/133.
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