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Florence Price

Born: 9th April 1887, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Died: 3rd June 1953, Chicago

Nationality: African-American

Florence Beatrice Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Price is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed numerous works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, plus art songs, and music for chamber and solo instruments.

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