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

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

Further Listening: Listen to another example of the Juba Dance in our database, here!