Modern · American

Florence Price

1887 to 1953

American Modern

Repertoire in dialogue

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Florence Price graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston in 1906 with diplomas in organ and piano teaching. Settled in Chicago from 1927, she became the first African-American woman composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra; holding no permanent church post, she played the organ for silent films. Her organ works include a First Sonata (1927), a Passacaglia and Fugue and a Suite No. 1.

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The repertoire

Works in the project’s repertoire

5 works, all available to listen to.

Repertoire in dialogue

Open repertoire

  • Flagship work

    Première Sonate pour orgue en ré mineur (First Sonata for Organ)

    Sonata

    Large concert piece, in a symphonic aesthetic further from the project; keyboard compass

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  • Passacaille et fugue en la mineur (Passacaglia and Fugue)

    Passacaglia

    Large concert piece, in a symphonic aesthetic further from the project; keyboard compass

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This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.

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