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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Jewel Taylor Thompson
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Description for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Hardback. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a popular and important British composer, born of a West African doctor and a British mother. This volume traces the development of his compositional style, from his final years at the Royal College of Music (1895-1897) to the time of his death in 1912. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
During the late 1890s and early 1900s, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a popular and important British composer. Respected by his contemporaries, such as Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, he attracted the attention of the British music critics who followed his career with curious interest and often placed him in a class with other noted composers. A prolific composer during his short lifetime, he received great public acclaim and became known both nationally and internationally. Born of a West African doctor and a British mother, Coleridge-Taylor belonged to two decidedly different cultures. ... Read more
During the late 1890s and early 1900s, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a popular and important British composer. Respected by his contemporaries, such as Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, and Ralph Vaughan Williams, he attracted the attention of the British music critics who followed his career with curious interest and often placed him in a class with other noted composers. A prolific composer during his short lifetime, he received great public acclaim and became known both nationally and internationally. Born of a West African doctor and a British mother, Coleridge-Taylor belonged to two decidedly different cultures. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810827370
SKU
V9780810827370
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About Jewel Taylor Thompson
Jewel Taylor Thompson (BS, Virginia State University; MA, PhD, Eastman School of Music) is an associate professor, Hunter College/CUNY, where she teaches music theory and solfege. She is also Minister of Music at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, where she directs three choral ensembles and serves as part-time organist. Several of her choral arrangements are published by Morning ... Read more
Reviews for Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
...a very fine work and important for all those who want to increase their knowledge and appreciation of his great talent.
Pastoral Music
Jewel Taylor Thompson and the Scarecrow Press deserve high praise for this excellent book on the first major figure in neo-African art music...it will inspire scholars to research and produce studies of composers and other ... Read more
Pastoral Music
Jewel Taylor Thompson and the Scarecrow Press deserve high praise for this excellent book on the first major figure in neo-African art music...it will inspire scholars to research and produce studies of composers and other ... Read more