Florence Price
Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. 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 over 300 works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments. In 2009, a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 9, 1887 (Little Rock), Died June 3, 1953 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-99538 | 10-in. | 2/4/1936 | My soul's been anchored in the Lord | Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Price, Florence," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.
Price, Florence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.
"Price, Florence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Price, Florence, 1887-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87139541
Wikidata: Florence Price - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q520522
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59352676
MusicBrainz: Florence Price - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b8f27069-283c-4a2d-979a-7ee9e0b49c75
ISNI: 0000 0000 8138 849X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000008138849X
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