Florence Price (1887-1953): "Dances in the Canebrakes" for orchestra (1953)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Florence Price (1887-1953)
Dances in the Canebrakes (1953)
Originally written for piano - orchestral version.
Chicago Sinfonietta
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
The work is in three movements:
I- Nimble Feet
II- Tropical Noon
III- Silk Hat and Walking Cane
Cover Image: Canebrake on shore of ponds, photo from istockphoto.
Played this in Italy last summer. Listening to this again transports me back there; the heat of the Italian sun, the lengthy yet valuable practice sessions, the satisfaction of completing concerts, and having that all to enjoy with people who have the same musical taste. Being able to lose yourself in a piece is one of the most beautiful things of life.
I associate this song with freedom.
Which orchestra? :)
I heard this piece on the radio this morning and had to find it. Beautiful!!
Heard it on KSJN this afternoon.
Same here WQXR in NYC
Heard this morning on KBSU - so lovely .
KDFC in SF Bay Area
0:01 I. Nimble Feet
2:33 II. Tropical Noon
6:10 III. Silk Hat and Walking Cane
Thank you!
I loved this! FLORENCE IS A GODDESS WHO DESERVES TO BE WORSHIPPED IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC WORLD!
Reminds me of the kids in high school who used to say Twisted Sister was as good as Beethoven. They of course had never really listened to Beethoven either.
I went to a concert last night, Pacific Symphony Ochestra played this piece, conducted by Maestra Mei-Ann CHEN, then I found this posting in UA-cam and have listened to it more than 8 times, wonder why it wasn’t better known before.
chenlaoding I went last night and had to come listen to it again too!
@@glamtastic Same here. Wish it were on cd.
@@elizabethrogers8306 It's not the orchestrated version, but the original piano edition is on a CD performed by Althea Waites. It's on UA-cam; hopefully it's more widely available in hard copy as well.
This is FROM a recording called "Project W"
Because Florence Price was not only a woman, but a BLACK woman, born in the Jim Crow South. She was the first AA woman to have an orchestral piece played by a major orchestra. She was also highly awarded. Many gorgeous pieces written by AA composers are finally being dug out of dank corners and brought to light for the first time - literally, in the case of Price. Per Wikipedia, "In 2009 [nearly 60 years after her death], a substantial collection of her works and papers was found in her abandoned summer home." Who knows how many works were cavalierly destroyed without ever being shared with a public audience?
JUST heard this delightful piece for the first time, thank you Radio 3, what a joyful beauty 🧡🤸🏽
Loving this. Reminds me of my Grandmother's farm & fields when
I was a child spending summers
with herv& my aunts & cousins !
Florence Price is so fun to play! I've not played this piece before, but I really hope one day I will get the chance. I've played quite a bit of her repertoire as people are starting to discover her and so now musicians can start playing her really amazing pieces
Great job Chicago Sinfonietta and M. Mei-Ann Chen! What a beautiful joyful piece.
Mi piace molto.... è molto cantabile, fresco, ricco di colori....bel pezzo davvero ! Che vita povera ha avuto povera gioia e la sua musica dispersa ...
Really outstanding! I love the swing melodies in the 2nd & 3rd movements. First heard it this afternoon on KSJN/MPR radio.
Wow! Thank You Jesus! ;-)
This performance invigorates the human spirit .
This is absolutely stunning
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Wow!!! This is wonderful!!!
Thank you for publishing this! Have been looking for the orchestral version for a while
William Grant Still arranges it for Orchestra.
Wow, I love this!
Wow, just wow😍
nice
Has this music been recorded on CD?
Yes, it has been recorded, on the CD entitled "Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers", performed by the Chicago Sinfonietta and released on the label Cedille. Here is the link:
www.amazon.com/Project-Works-Diverse-Women-Composers/dp/B07NF3M3BD
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Throwback
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Anybody know where I can find the sheet music?
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