William Grant Still had a very short career, dying of complications after surgery to remove a brain tumor.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Still had a long career, throughout which he played in theaters, orchestras, and dance bands; wrote arrangements for radio shows; composed for films and television; and wrote a large number and wide variety of concert works, among them operas, music for ballets, chamber music, and vocal and choral music, along with many art songs and symphonic works.
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