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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 – 1 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor. Of mixed-race descent, Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white musicians in New York City as the "African Mahler " when he had three tours of the United States in the early 1900s. [1]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (born Aug. 15, 1875, London, Eng.—died Sept. 1, 1912, Croydon, Surrey) was an English composer who enjoyed considerable acclaim in the early years of the 20th century. Coleridge-Taylor’s father, thwarted in his attempts to progress as a physician—through apparent racial prejudice—deserted his son and English wife ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Despite a tragically early death in 1912, aged just 37, Coleridge-Taylor composed plenty of brilliant music that remains with us today. Here’s where to start with discovering Coleridge-Taylor’s rich orchestral music and sensational instrumental works.
Apr 28, 2021 · The story of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, however, is intriguing and his early death at the age of just 37 is one of the great 'what if' moments of British classical music in the twentieth century. Taylor was born in 1875 to an English mother and an African father.
Jul 31, 2023 · In 2021, Coleridge-Taylor made his first-ever appearance in the Classic FM Hall of Fame, the world’s biggest survey of classical music tastes, with ‘Deep River’. This bright composer defied societal odds in the early 20th century, so here’s everything you need to know about his life, music and love of poetry.
This exhibition is about composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his key role in British and American civil rights movements around the turn of the twentieth century. Alice Hare Martin Royal...
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a Black British composer, whose father was from Sierra Leone. He rose to acclaim during the 20th century, and his most famous work was Hiawatha's...
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