Taylor, Samuel Coleridge C Composers Composition
Taylor, Samuel Coleridge C Composers Composition
English late Romantic composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was the son of an Englishwoman and an African physician from Sierra Leone. In keeping with the European nationalist music, he desired to do for African music what such composers as Brahms, Dvorák, and Grieg had done with folk tunes of their native lands. Among his associates or friends were the Americans Paul Laurence Dunbar, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois. Notable compositions include the trilogy based on Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha, African Romances, and Symphonic Variations on an African Air.
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Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel (1875-1912) - Brief biographical sketch with comments on orchestral and choral music and recommended recording.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) - Miscellaneous songs from recmusic.org, one with English text.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Illustrated biography includes his medical studies and practice, his musical abilities, and his pioneering work in civil rights, including a visit to President Theodore Roosevelt's White House during an American tour.
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The Black Presence in Britain: Samuel Coleridge Taylor - Illustrated article on his musical and social accomplishments, including promoting and nurturing a new generation of African-descended composers in England and the United States.
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Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel - Biography noting his familial background, studies, famous works, conducting, and working with African-Americans to promote the dignity of blacks from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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