Florence B. Price (1887-1953)
John Malveaux of MusicUNTOLD.com writes:
Ethiopia's Shadow in America is an orchestral composition that was written by Florence Price in 1932. Florence Price provides the following inscription for Ethiopia’s Shadow:[9]Ethiopia’s Shadow in America is intended to portray:
I. The Arrival of the Negro in America when first brought here as a slave – (Introduction and Allegretto)
II. His Resignation and Faith – (Andante)
III. His Adaptation – (Allegro) – A fusion of his native and acquired impulses
– Florence B. Price
Please listen to BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Daniel Blendulf, conductor
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