WAPS COMPOSER OF THE WEEK

Florence Price Florence Price was the first female African-American composer to have music performed by a major symphony orchestra! Her music blends African-American and European traditions and is becoming much more well known. She attended the Prestigious New England Conservatory Of Music, and later served as the head of the music department at Clark Atlanta University. Like many other composer/song-writers, Ms. Price wrote music for commercials and movies in addition to these well-known compositions: Symphony No.1 in e minor Piano Sonata No.1 in e minor Dance: Nimble Feet Violin Concerto No.2 Honeysuckle At Dusk

Born in Bonn, Germany in December of 1770 (America was still part of the British Empire at that time)-- Beethoven re-defined what it meant to be a musician during his lifetime. At the time he was born, most musicians were in the employ of wealthy patrons who controlled what they created -- by the end of his life, Beethoven demonstrated that it was possible to create music that satisfied the composer and audiences would be happy to pay to hear it. His music is among some of the most well-known in the world. He wrote for voice, piano, orchestra, and many solo instruments. Listen to the following: Minuet in G Ninth Symphony (the theme you know begins at 1:06:30-it's over an hour of music!) Newly Completed 10th symphony using AI Rage Over A Lost Penny ( Humor from Beethoven) Beethoven Lives Upstairs (a great movie about Beethoven's life) Piano Sonata #31 in A-Flat (one of Mr. Montague's Favorites) Bernstein talks about Beethoven now listen to the...