斯蒂尔是20世纪上半叶出现于美国专业音乐领域的第一位黑人作曲家。在成名作《美国黑人交响曲》中,斯蒂尔以其独有的视角将黑人民间音乐素材与传统作曲技法相融合,赋予作品以浓郁的民族主义色彩。本文通过六个方面阐述《美国黑人交响曲》的创作特征,以探询斯蒂尔在作品中体现出的民族主义音乐创作理念。 Steele was the first black composer to appear in American professional music in the first half of the 20th century. In the famed masterpiece “Afro-American Symphony,” Steele, with his unique perspective, fused black folk music with traditional composition techniques, giving the work a strong nationalistic flavor. This article elaborates the creative features of “Afro-American Symphony” from six aspects in order to probe into the concept of nationalism music embodied by Steele in his works.