Afro-American Suite

Composer: MOORE, Undine Smith
  • Written in 1969, Price’s Afro-American Suite is piece for flute, cello, and piano.
  • The work comprises four movements based on African American spirituals, while incorporating more modern compositional techniques.
  • Spirituals reference in each movement:
    1. Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord Brothers Will You Pray for Me and Help Me to Drive Ole Satan Away
    2. I Heard the Preaching of the Elder, Preaching the Word of God
    3. Who is that Yonder?, Oh, It Looks Like My Lord, Coming in a Cloud
    4. Shout All Over God’s Heaven1

Sources

  1. “Afro-American Suite for flute, cello, and piano by Undine Smith Moore,” International Opus, accessed February 19, 2025, https://www.flutespecialists.com/product/afro-american-suite-for-flute-cello-and-piano-by-undine-smith-moore/.

Cut IDs

26562