| The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price Contributor(s): Brown, Rae Linda (Author), Ramsey, Guthrie (Editor), Ramsey, Guthrie (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0252085108 ISBN-13: 9780252085109 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019054490 |
| Series: Music in American Life |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.30 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Heart of a Woman offers the first-ever biography of Florence B. Price, a composer whose career spanned both the Harlem and Chicago Renaissances, and the first African American woman to gain national recognition for her works. Price's twenty-five years in Chicago formed the core of a working life that saw her create three hundred works in diverse genres, including symphonies and orchestral suites, art songs, vocal and choral music, and arrangements of spirituals. Through interviews and a wealth of material from public and private archives, Rae Linda Brown illuminates Price's major works while exploring the considerable depth of her achievement. Brown also traces the life of the extremely private individual from her childhood in Little Rock through her time at the New England Conservatory, her extensive teaching, and her struggles with racism, poverty, and professional jealousies. In addition, Brown provides musicians and scholars with dozens of musical examples. |