Florence P. Rea

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

1. Rea, Florence Pauline. "ancestry.com" . Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
2. Rea, Florence. "A. P. Schmidt Company Archives". Library of Congress. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
3. Music, Alfred (1995-11-15). Cream of the Crop, Book 1: For Late Elementary Piano. Alfred Music. ISBN   978-1-4574-0424-5.
4. "Category:Rea, Florence P. - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
5. Music News. Music News Corporation. 1927.
6. The Pacific Coast Musician. Colby and Pryibil. 1919.
7. Musical Observer. Musical Observer Company. 1919.
8. Ring, Robert J. (1927). Exercises for hand expansion. Clayton F. Summy Company.
9. Pacific Coast Musical Review. A. Metzger. 1921.
10. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1946.
11. Rea, Florence P. "Florence P. Rea". ArchivesSpace. Retrieved 22 Nov 2025.
12. Music Clubs Magazine. National Federation of Music Clubs. 1939.
13. "Rea, Florence P." www.barrycassidyrarebooks.com. Retrieved 2025-11-22.

External links

• Listen to The Wood Nymph’s Harp by Florence P. Rea.

• Download sheet music for The Wood Nymph’s Harp by Florence P. Rea.]

• Download a manuscript copy of Florence P. Rea’s At the Organ.