Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a Musical Life

Green's study is more than a biography of an Anglo-African composer.The first comprehensive study of Coleridge-Taylor's life for almost a century, it reveals how class-ridden Britain could embrace even the most unlikely of cultural icons.

List of contents

Acknowledgements, List of Figures, Introduction, 1 The Early Years, 2 The Royal College of Music, 3 The Promising Young Composer, 4 The Wedding Feast, 5 ‘A Sentiment Prevalent Here’, 6 Intensifying the Effect, 7 The International Star, 8 A Stalwart Member of the Profession, 9 A ‘Definite Place for the Negro in the World’s History’, 10 A Tale of Old Japan, 11 Requiem, 12 The Legacy, Postscript, Appendix 1 The Song of Hiawatha, Appendix 2 Further Reading, Notes, Works Cited, Index

About the author

Jeffrey Green

Summary

Green’s study is more than a biography of an Anglo-African composer.The first comprehensive study of Coleridge-Taylor’s life for almost a century, it reveals how class-ridden Britain could embrace even the most unlikely of cultural icons.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Green
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138661554
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66155-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Romanticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Romantic Music (C 1830 To C 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music