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This 5 page paper has loads of information on Leontyne Price, Marian Anderson and William Warfield and their connection with one another. Their works, accomplishments are discussed as well as sound clips, video interviews, and audio files. Direct quotes from the singers included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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the modern climate of bottom lines and quotas, what makes someone decide to be an artist, where more than likely their only source of income will come from their ability
to hold a day job while perfecting their art? What drives the musical temperament to continue on, sometimes in total obscurity, when they may be more successful (monetarily, anyway) by
engaging in another more lucrative profession? At least three black musicians, Marian Anderson, Leontyne Price, and William Warfield, seem to have answered this question for themselves and in fact went
on to provide the world with a wealth of music, entertainment and influence. MARIAN ANDERSON Marina Anderson would be faced with the heavy hand of racism early on in her
career. In Rosalyn Storys book about Anderson, she retells the story of Marian first applying to the music school. Her community had supported her throughout her growing up years and
wanted to see her succeed. However, she mentions that she received a concerted shock when a very youngish admissions secretary refused her admission because Marian was black. Though she had
the money to attend, she was denied entrance because of her race. "I could not conceive of a person surrounded as she was with the joy that is music without
having some sense of its beauty and understanding rub off on her. I did not argue with her or ask to see her superior. It was as if a cold,
horrifying hand had been laid on me. I turned and walked out"(Story, 1990). She would find this sentiment repeated for the next year or so. Finally, in frustration, she
gathered her resources and left the country. In Europe she would find the supportive atmosphere which would see her return to the United States to great acclaim some years later.
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