Adoration

Florence Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. She is noted as the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and the first to have a composition played by a major orchestra. Price composed over 300 works: four symphonies, four concertos, as well as choral works, art songs, chamber music and music for solo instruments. In 2009, a substantial collection of her works and papers that had been previously considered lost was found in her abandoned summer home. Amongst these was this delightful work, 'Adoration', which had been composed in the 1950s for organ. According to IMSLP.org, the piece "failed to meet notice or renewal requirements to secure statutory copyright with no restoration' under the GATT amendments" and therefore is in the public domain. A version for violin and piano by Elaine Fine has become popular. This beautiful setting for Bb soloist with piano has been arranged by Andrew Wainwright. Please note the audio and video feature the version with brass band accompaniment, although it is otherwise the same as the piano accompaniment.