Florence Price (Composer)
Born: 9th April 1887, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 3rd June 1953, Chicago
Nationality: African-American
Florence Beatrice Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed numerous works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, plus art songs, and music for chamber and solo instruments.
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Interview,
Michael Repper on New York Youth Symphony
The American conductor discusses the orchestra's debut recording of music by Florence Price, Valerie Coleman and Jessie Montgomery, which won the Best Orchestral Performance prize at this year's Grammys.
Video Interview,
Randall Goosby on Roots
The violinist talks to Katherine about his debut album on Decca, celebrating the influence which Black composers and performers have had on American music from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
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Popular Works: Price, F
- Adoration (8)
- Barcarolle (3)
- Cherry Blossoms in Her Hair (Debutante Waltz) (2)
- Dances in the Canebrakes (5)
- Dark Pool (2)
- Deserted Garden (2)
- Dream Boat (2)
- Elfentanz (5)
- Ethiopia's Shadow in America (4)
- Fantasie Negre (3)
- Fantasie Negre No. 1 in E minor (2)
- Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor (2)
- Fantasie Negre No. 4 in B minor (2)
- Fantasie No.2 in F sharp minor (2)
- Folksongs (5) in Counterpoint for String Quartet (2)
- Hold Fast to Dreams (3)
- Honeysuckle at Dusk (2)
- Memory Mist (3)
- My Soul's Been Anchored in de Lord (3)
- Night (5)
- Out of the South Blew a Wind (2)
- Piano Concerto in One Movement (4)
- Piano Quintet in A minor (2)
- Piano Sonata in E minor (8)
- Placid Lake (2)
- Rainbow Waltz (2)
- Song to the Dark Virgin (8)
- String Quartet in G major (Unfinished) (2)
- String Quartet No. 2 in A minor (5)
- Sunset (2)
- Symphony No. 1 in E minor (3)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor (4)
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor (2)
- The Deserted Garden (4)
- The Mississippi River (2)
- The Oak (2)
- Ticklin' Toes (3)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D (2)
- Violin Concerto No. 2 (4)
- Whirl Away Waltz (2)
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