Profile of London composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, 1875-1912. Coleridge-Taylor

Authors

Colin Sargent

Source

Portland Monthly

Date

6-1-2004

Additional Date Information

Summerguide 2004

Pages

97-101

Abstract

Profile of London composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, 1875-1912. Coleridge-Taylor was the first black composer to make an impact on English ears with "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast," part of a trilogy of cantatas based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem. "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" earned him international celebrity, but "Coly," as he was known to his friends, was swept into a spiral of depression and exhaustion. He died at the age of 37 in London.

Subjects

Composers, Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel

Recommended Citation

Sargent, Colin, "Profile of London composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, 1875-1912. Coleridge-Taylor" (2004). Maine News Index – Portland Monthly. 645.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_portmonthly/645