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African-American composer William Grant Still's Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" is not only his most famous work, but one of the most popular American symphonies of all time. The symphony contains references to 12-bar blues, Spirituals, and showcases some of Still’s most beautiful orchestral writing. Still’s daughter Judith believes that “the First Symphony shows him recognizing, with joy, that God had given him a gift that would change the thinking of the public.”