Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Anglo-Black Composer, 1875-1912
Seiten
2002
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2nd edition
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-4477-3 (ISBN)
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-4477-3 (ISBN)
A study of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, British composer of the late-1890s and early-1900s. It traces the development of his compositional style, from his final years at the Royal College of Music, to the time of his death in 1912. This edition contains an updated discography and bibliography.
During the late 1890s and early 1900s, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an important and popular British composer. Respected by such contemporaries 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-his setting of Longfellow's Hiawatha was just as popular as Handel's Messiah in Victorian England. Although he composed Hiawatha when he was only twenty-three, Coleridge-Taylor already had reached a published opus of twenty-nine compositions.
Born of a West African doctor and a British mother, Coleridge-Taylor belonged to two decidedly different cultures. Therefore, his compositional style was affected by two underlying currents: the classical tradition that dominated his training at the Royal College of Music, and the African and African-American folk music that was introduced to him through contacts with members of his father's race.
This revised second edition, equipped with both an updated and expanded discography and bibliography, traces the development of his compositional style from his final years at the Royal College of Music to the time of his death in 1912. Also included is a list of his arrangements and later editions of his music. The author uses examples from selected works to show the influence of classical texts, West African and African-American elements, and English poetical dramas. Of particular interest are eight rare and/or never-before seen articles by and about this ground-breaking composer.
During the late 1890s and early 1900s, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was an important and popular British composer. Respected by such contemporaries 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-his setting of Longfellow's Hiawatha was just as popular as Handel's Messiah in Victorian England. Although he composed Hiawatha when he was only twenty-three, Coleridge-Taylor already had reached a published opus of twenty-nine compositions.
Born of a West African doctor and a British mother, Coleridge-Taylor belonged to two decidedly different cultures. Therefore, his compositional style was affected by two underlying currents: the classical tradition that dominated his training at the Royal College of Music, and the African and African-American folk music that was introduced to him through contacts with members of his father's race.
This revised second edition, equipped with both an updated and expanded discography and bibliography, traces the development of his compositional style from his final years at the Royal College of Music to the time of his death in 1912. Also included is a list of his arrangements and later editions of his music. The author uses examples from selected works to show the influence of classical texts, West African and African-American elements, and English poetical dramas. Of particular interest are eight rare and/or never-before seen articles by and about this ground-breaking composer.
William Tortolano is College Organist and Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts/Music at Saint Michael's College, Vermont.
Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Introduction to the Second Edition
Chapter 5 1 Schooling and Early Career
Chapter 6 2 Hiawatha: Analysis and Musical Examples
Chapter 7 3 America and Success
Chapter 8 4 Twenty-four Negro Melodies
Chapter 9 5 America Again
Chapter 10 6 The Violin Concerto
Chapter 11 7 Coleridge-Taylor's Writings
Chapter 12 Appendix A: Catalog of Music by Coleridge-Taylor
Chapter 13 Appendix B: Articles by or about Coleridge-Taylor
Chapter 14 Appendix C: Discography of Coleridge-Taylor
Chapter 15 Bibliography
Chapter 16 Index
Chapter 17 About the Author
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.1.2003 |
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| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 146 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 467 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8108-4477-X / 081084477X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-4477-3 / 9780810844773 |
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