Twentieth Century Music: An Introduction
by Eric Salzman
Period: Early 20th
Century
Born: Sunday, August 15, 1875 in London, England
Died: Sunday, September 1, 1912 in Croydon,
England
Nation of Origin: United Kingdom
Major Works:
Song of Hiawatha
Other Information:
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a British composer and
conductor of African descent. A fervent Pan-Africanist, he often
collaborated with Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Coleridge-Taylor wrote in
many musical forms and is best known for "Hiawatha's Wedding
Feast".
Essay contributed by:
Bill Zick
General Bibliography:
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Slonimsky, Nicolas, Music Since 1900,
Schirmer Books, July 1994, ISBN: 0028724186
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