Florence B. Price "Concert Overture No. 2"

Florence B. Price Concert Overture No. 2

Go Down Moses · Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit · Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen for orchestra (1943) · 15’

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The Concert Overture No. 2 for orchestra follows Concert Overture No. 1 where Florence B. Price arranges a series of spirituals for full orchestra. The spirituals employed in this work include 'Go Down Moses', 'Every Time I Feel the Spirit' and 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen'. Known for her lush orchestrations, melancholic lyricism and purposeful integration of African American vernacular music, this work encapsulates Price’s key stylistic features. Throughout the work, her compositional techniques include the use of call and response; rhythmic unison syncopation; blue notes; the pentatonic scale; and the employment of poignant instrumental solos.

Shirley J. Thompson

Wie in der ersten Concert Overture arrangiert Florence B. Price in der Concert Overture No. 2 eine Reihe von Spirituals für großes Orchester. In diesem Fall handelt es sich um 'Go Down Moses', 'Every Time I Feel the Spirit' und 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen'. Die Konzertouvertüre steht exemplarisch für Prices Personalstil: üppige Orchestrierung, melancholische Lyrik und die absichtsvolle Integration traditioneller afroamerikanischer Musik. Während des ganzen Stücks sind typische Satztechniken wie Call and Response, rhythmisch einstimmige Synkopierungen, Bluenotes, pentatonische Skalen sowie wehmütige Instrumentalsoli hörbar.

Shirley J. Thompson

Florence Beatrice Price with her daughter, Florence Louise Robinson