The more music one hears by Florence Price (1887-1953), the more familiar one becomes with her style and language. Because rediscovering her music is a fascinating experience! The courageous Price was the first African-American female composer in the 20th century to have a successful career. She was an accomplished musician – at the same time a virtuoso pianist and organist, a prolific composer and a respected teacher. Her stylistically extensive oeuvre comprises almost four hundred works. Her 1st Symphony was the first work by an African-American woman ever to be performed in a concert hall. The two overtures show her deep connections to the spiritual.<\/p>\n
The first half of this Concert Overture No. 2 (1943) presents three miniature scenes in quick succession. Based on the spirituals “Go Down, Moses”, “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” and “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit”, the musical character of the work is very different: gloom meets enthusiasm. In the second part, the themes are interwoven until “Go Down, Moses” takes over at the end.<\/p>\n
Dietmar Rainer has masterfully realised this transcription for symphonic wind orchestra as closely as possible to the original.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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