Composer
Undine Smith Moore
American composer and teacher, called the dean of Black women composers, who taught at Virginia State for forty five years.
Undine Eliza Anna Smith Moore, the "Dean of Black Women Composers", was an American composer and professor of music in the twentieth century. Moore was originally trained as a classical pianist, but developed a compositional output of mostly vocal music-her preferred genre. Much of her work was inspired by black spirituals and folk music. Undine Smith Moore was a renowned teacher, and once stated that she experienced "teaching itself as an art". Towards the end of her life, she received many awards for her accomplishments as a music educator.
- Born
- 1904-08-25, Jarratt, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1989-02-06, Petersburg, USAA Monday, aged 84
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1904-08-25, Jarratt, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 28°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 6°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 0°09′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 16°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 25°59′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 7°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°35′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1989-02-06, Petersburg, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 23°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 26°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 3°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°28′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 26°36′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 9°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 11°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 15°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Undine Smith Moore 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.
