Florence Price (1887-1953)
Ethiopia's Shadow in America (1932)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Daniel Blendulf, conductor
"Ethiopia's Shadow in America" is an orchestral composition that was written by Florence Price in 1932. It received honorable mention in the Rodman Wanamaker Music Contest the same year.
According to Florence Price, the three linked movements are intended to portray:
I. Introduction and Allegretto: The Arrival of the Negro in America when first brought here as a slave.
II. Andante: His Resignation and Faith.
III. Allegro: His Adaptation, a fusion of his native and acquired impulses.
Cover Image: Ethiopian Landscapes, photo by SkyscraperCity.
13 апр 2019
