Florence Price

Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) 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.

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
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 February 5, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.

Price, Florence. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585.

"Price, Florence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 5 February 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105585

External Sources

Wikipedia: Florence Price

Discogs: Florence Price

Allmusic: Florence Price

Linked Open Data Sources

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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