Florence B. Price (1887–1953) was an African American composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who is recognized as the first African American woman to be acknowledged as a symphonic composer and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied composition and counterpoint. Throughout her c
... MoreFlorence B. Price (1887–1953) was an African American composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who is recognized as the first African American woman to be acknowledged as a symphonic composer and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she studied composition and counterpoint. Throughout her career, Price composed a wide range of works, including symphonies, choral compositions, piano pieces, and songs.
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