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Florence Price

Florence Price was an American composer, music educator, classical pianist and musician (1887–1953). She was born at Little Rock and died at Chicago.

Also recorded as Florence Beatrice Price; Florence Beatrice Smith; Florence Smith; Florence B. Price; Florence B. Price Smith; Florence Bea Price.

Overview

Born at Little Rock in 1887, died at Chicago in 1953.

Formation and teaching

Florence Price studied at University of Chicago, New England Conservatory, American Conservatory of Music and Chicago Musical College. She trained under Wallace Goodrich, Frederick Converse, George Whitefield Chadwick and Carl Busch.

Catalogued works

37 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1929 to 1981. The first 12 are listed here.

Symphony No. 3. Symphony No. 1, dated 1931. String Quartet in G Major, dated 1929. Symphony No. 4. Dreamin’ Town, dated 1934. My Dream, dated 1935. Dawn’s Awakening, dated 1936. Songs To The Dark Virgin. Hold Fast To Dreams, dated 1945. Night. Out Of The South Blew A Wind. An April Day.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Price, Florence Beatrice Smith, African American Studies Center, 2005. Price, Florence Smith, African American Studies Center, 2005. Price, Florence B., African American Studies Center, 1999. Price, Florence B., African American Studies Center, 2013. Listening for Florence “Bea” Price, The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price, 2026.

In detail

Florence Price studied at University of Chicago, New England Conservatory and American Conservatory of Music. training under Wallace Goodrich, Frederick Converse and George Whitefield Chadwick is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The authority associates the name with Harlem Renaissance.

Employment is recorded with Shorter College and Clark College.

Distinctions recorded are Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame.

Chronology

  1. 1887Florence Price born at Little Rock.
  2. 1929String Quartet in G Major.
  3. 1931Symphony No. 1.
  4. 1934Dreamin’ Town.
  5. 1935My Dream.
  6. 1953Florence Price died at Chicago.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Florence Price”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q520522: Florence Price

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