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William Levi Dawson (26 Sep 1899 - 02 May 1990)

Male Person - United States composer

Relationships (3)

Students

  1. Margaret Bonds
  2. Zenobia Powell Perry
  3. Felix Borowski

Recordings by (5)

  1. Behold the star 3:35 (1995)
  2. Ezekiel saw de wheel 2:11 (1995)
  3. Hail Mary 3:51 (2005)
  4. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit ?:?? (2022)
  5. Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley 2:21 ()

On Recordings (4)

Arranged

  1. Soon Ah Will Be Done 3:51 Barbara Conrad (1995)
  2. Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley 1:19 Barbara Conrad (1995)
  3. Ezekiel Saw de Wheel 2:31 Cantata Academy Chorale, Jennifer Gale, Susan Catanese, Margaret Reese (2014)

Instruments

  1. Messin' Around 2:37 Cookie's Gingersnaps (1969) trombone

Credited as (14)

  1. William L. Dawson
  2. William Levi Dawson
  3. William L. Dawson; The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong
  4. Duke Ellington, William Levi Dawson; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
  5. William Grant Still, William Levi Dawson, Duke Ellington; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
  6. William Dawson
  7. William Dawson feat. Cameron Voth
  8. Brahms, Dawson; Stokowski
  9. William Dawson, Ulysses Kay; ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen
  10. Florence Price, William Dawson; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
  11. William Levi Dawson,George Walker,William Grant Still;Kellen Gray,Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  12. Gallus Dressler / William Levi Dawson
  13. [traditional] arr. William Levi Dawson
  14. arr. William Levi Dawson

Works (15)

Arranged

  1. Soon Ah Will Be Done (1934)
  2. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit (1946)
  3. There Is a Balm in Gilead

Composed

  1. Negro Folk Symphony
  2. Negro Folk Symphony: II. Hope in the Night
  3. Negro Folk Symphony: I. The Bond of Africa
  4. Negro Folk Symphony: III. O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star!
  5. King Jesus is a-Listening
  6. Ain' - a That Good News!
  7. In His Care - O
  8. Hail Mary
  9. Mary Had a Baby
  10. Behold the Star
  11. Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
  12. Steal Away

Links (13)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134873297
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82032703
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13925063n
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82032703/
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6fj2hr6
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202422

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Dawson_(composer)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/905492

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000576897

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76502443

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2484851

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZQf42RUZKd3BHppcj4u4P

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/385543903