Price, Florence
Period: Early 20th Century
Born: Saturday, April 9, 1887 in Little Rock, Arkansas (USA)
Died: Wednesday, June 3, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Nation of Origin: United States
Major Works:
Symphony in E Minor (1932)
Other Information:
Florence Price (1887-1953) was the first African American woman to achieve prominence as a composer of classical music. Her Symphony in E Minor won the Wanamaker Competition in 1932 and was premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Price produced over 300 works, including symphonies, chamber music and arrangements of spirituals.
Essay contributed by:
Bill Zick
General Bibliography:
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900, Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
Salzman, Eric, Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction, Pearson, October 2001, ISBN: 0130959413
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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