Saturday, August 22, 2020

John Malveaux: "Ethiopia's Shadow in America" is an orchestral composition that was written by Florence Price in 1932

 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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