How black composers shaped the sound of American classical music
Classical pianist Lara Downes knew she was onto something profound when audiences began to react to her show-closing rendition of “Fantasie Negre,” a 1929 composition by the African American composer Florence Beatrice Price. Instead of relying on motifs typical of the time period, Price injected a new musical influence by adapting the melody of the soulful spiritual “Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass.”
Elijah Stevens plays Fantasie Negre by Florence Price - YouTube
How Black Composers Shaped the Sound of American Classical Music | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
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