the life and music of Florence B. Price
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Brown, Rae Linda
- Contributor
- Ramsey, Guthrie P.
- Contributor
- Brown, Carlene J.
- Publish Year
- 2020
- Shelfmark
- VS 9 PRI 2020
- Thesaurus
- componisten, zwarte vrouwen, pioniers, racisme, Verenigde staten, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This book documents the life and work of composer Florence Beatrice Smith Price (1887-1953). She is America's first significant African American female composer. It covers a time period from the slavery history of her family until her death in 1953. The role of education in African American culture, American musical nationalism, relationship between cultural identity and musical creation and interrelated issues about gender, race and class are prominent topics in this book.