Florence Price (1887–1953) was one of the most important African American woman composers of the early twentieth century. Price's music is known for combining techniques of Western art music with elements of the African American musical heritage. Although Price composed many works for piano, from large virtuoso pieces to characteristic miniatures, this study will address only her Piano Sonata in E minor. The purpose of this study is to analyze this sonata and discuss her compositional techniques and musical style as a combination of African American elements and Classical European procedures, combined and coordinated yet remaining in tension. Traditional European harmony, tonality, and form are successfully combined with African American characteristics: pentatonic scale, spirituals, syncopations, repetition, and dance rhythms. Indeed, Price's work is a considerable achievement, and she is one of the important African American women composers who should be better recognized today.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1873815 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Chun, Yeo Hun |
| Contributors | Romero, Gustavo, Illari, Bernardo, Taylor, Donald Mount, 1961- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 47 pages : illustrations, music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Chun, Yeo Hun, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
| Relation | Recital: April 28, 2017, ark:/67531/metadc2099728, Recital: March 24, 2018, not yet digitized, Recital: November 22, 2019, not yet digitized, Lecture: October 14, 2021, ark:/67531/metadc1923551 |
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