Florence Pauline Rea (5 June 1878 - 25 December 1924) was an American composer of many pedagogical works for piano and organ.[1]
Rea was born in Oakland, California, to Catherine Ford Rea and John Rea. Little is known about her education. She died in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
Rea’s compositions were published by Arthur P. Schmidt,[2] Arthur Music,[3] and Clayton F. Summy Co.[4] Her works for piano and organ include:
- At the Organ[2]
- Clover Blossoms[5]
- Descriptive Pedal Studies[6]
- Fairy Frolics (a collection)[7]
- Fall and Winter Holidays[8]
- Four Teaching Pieces[9]
- Hello Mr. Robin![10]
- King Thrush[11]
- Linnet[12]
- Spring and Summer Holidays[8]
- The Wood Nymph’s Harp (with Margaret Gardner)[13]
References
edit- 1 2 Rea, Florence Pauline. "ancestry.com". Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
- 1 2 Rea, Florence. "A. P. Schmidt Company Archives". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Music, Alfred (1995-11-15). Cream of the Crop, Book 1: For Late Elementary Piano. Alfred Music. ISBN 978-1-4574-0424-5.
- ↑ "Category:Rea, Florence P. - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
- ↑ Music News. Music News Corporation. 1927.
- ↑ The Pacific Coast Musician. Colby and Pryibil. 1919.
- ↑ Musical Observer. Musical Observer Company. 1919.
- 1 2 Ring, Robert J. (1927). Exercises for hand expansion. Clayton F. Summy Company.
- ↑ Pacific Coast Musical Review. A. Metzger. 1921.
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1946.
- ↑ Rea, Florence P. "Florence P. Rea". ArchivesSpace. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
- ↑ Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
- ↑ "Rea, Florence P." www.barrycassidyrarebooks.com. Retrieved 2025-11-22.