Blue Steel (Still) Explained

Blue Steel is a 1934 opera by American composer William Grant Still.^[1] Overall, the music assumes a jazz form, harmonically and rhythmically, although at other times, the music merges into the form of a Negro spiritual.

Overview

A description of the opera is as follows:

See also

• List of jazz-influenced classical compositions

Further reading

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

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: Soll, Beverly . I Dream a World: The Operas of William Grant Still . 2005 . University of Arkansas Press . 978-1-55728-789-2 . en.