 This theme is accompanied by a counter-melody in the horns which resembles Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm" (this premiered on October 14, 1930 – only a few weeks before Still began drafting the Afro-American Symphony).The counter-melody is expressed by the horns in measures 8–11 and by the flute and oboe in measures 12–15.Theme 2A (shown below) is played by a mixture of low strings and winds (i.e.