Julia Johnson Davis

Julia Johnson Davis' poem "To My Little Son" was set to music by Florence Price.

Photo: Julia Johnson Davis, author, shown here with her newly published collection of poems, The Garnet Ring, in 1951, Norfolk Public Library website

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    About

    Julia Johnson Davis was a community leader and writer from the community surrounding Norfolk, Virginia, namely the suburb of Ghent.

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    Florence Price: Five Art Songs (Dr. Rae Linda Brown, ed.)

    Composer(s): Florence Price

    Song(s): 1. Hold Fast to Dreams (Langston Hughes)
    Key D Major - d minor
    2. Travel's End (Mary Folwell Hoisington)
    Key B Major (Low voice)
    3. To My Little Son (Julia Johnson Davis)
    Key B Major (Medium voice)
    4. Fantasy in Purple (Langston Hughes)
    Key f minor (Medium voice)
    5. Sympathy (Paul Laurence Dunbar)
    Key E-flat (Medium-High voice)
    plus a transposed higher key, G Major (High voice)

    Voice Type: Medium/High

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