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William dawson composer biography dvd

          Composer William Grant Still.!

          William L. Dawson (composer)

          American composer

          William Levi Dawson

          Portrait of Dawson (circa 1931)

          Born(1899-09-26)September 26, 1899

          Anniston, Alabama

          DiedMay 2, 1990(1990-05-02) (aged 90)

          Montgomery, Alabama

          Occupations
          • Composer
          • Conductor
          • Musicologist
          WorksNegro Folk Symphony

          William Levi Dawson (September 26, 1899 – May 2, 1990) was an American composer, choir director, professor, and musicologist.

          Life

          Of African American heritage, William Dawson was born in Anniston, Alabama.

          African American composer, performer, and music educator William Levi Dawson () used the rich vitality of his musical heritage as a basis for all.

        1. African American composer, performer, and music educator William Levi Dawson () used the rich vitality of his musical heritage as a basis for all.
        2. The symposium explored the life of African American musician William Levi Dawson as well as issues of race and ethnicity and musical creation, production and.
        3. Composer William Grant Still.
        4. William Levi Dawson was born on September 26, , in Anniston, Ala. At the age of 13 he entered Tuskegee Institute and graduated in
        5. Born in , Dawson studied at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

          6. In 1912, Dawson ran away from home to study music full-time as a pre-college student at the Tuskegee Institute (now University) under the tutelage of school president Booker T. Washington. Dawson paid his tuition by being a music librarian and manual laborer working in the school’s Agricultural Division.

          He also participated as a member of Tuskegee’s choir, band and orchestra, composing and traveling extensively with the Tuskegee Singers for fi