Composer
Florence Price
The first Black woman to have a symphony played by a major American orchestra, in 1933. Much of her work was found in an abandoned house in 2009.
Florence Beatrice Price was an American classical composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. Price 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 was found in her abandoned summer home.
- Born
- 1887-04-14, Little Rock, Arkansas, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1953-06-03, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Wednesday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1887-04-14, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 24°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 19°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 27°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 25°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 26°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 9°51′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 2°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1953-06-03, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 12°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 29°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 24°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 28°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 22°58′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 5°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 20°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 16°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 21°19′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 21°02′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Florence Price was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
