Symphony No. 1 in E Minor - III. Juba Dance

Florence Price
Piece Duration: 3:41

About this Piece

Program Note: "Florence Price composed her First Symphony from 1931 to 1932. The third movement, Juba Dance: Allegro, is in duple meter (4/8) with a catchy syncopated melody. 

Price intended that each of her symphonies have a juba, or stomping, dance, which some scholars see as the precursor to tap dancing. She demonstrates her gift for catchy melodies and introduces small and large African drums and a wind whistle into the work." - Philadelphia Orchestra

Sheet Music: PDF Page 111
https://issuu.com/scoresondemand/docs/symphony_no_1_58893 

Interval: Descending Major 2nd (First two notes in the violin melody). Notes: E-D

Movements Featured:
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Largo, maestoso
III. Juba Dance

Notable Passages

Time Stamp: 3:05 — 3:33
Description:

Listen for the ritardando in this section!

[Score PDF pg. 134-136] (conducted and written) 


Keywords: Ritardando - Expressive Elements , Ritardando - Tempo