Florence Price

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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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
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 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.

Price, Florence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.

"Price, Florence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.