In July 1913, friends of the African British composer and conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor gathered in his hometown of Croydon, England, to lay a plaque on his grave in anticipation of the first ...

Throughout the three pieces, the musicians masterfully used dynamics, balance, and style to create a truly electric ...

What more would British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor have written if he didn’t die from illness at age 37? He was mourned across the world then, and he’s celebrated this month, 150 years after his ...

At just 19 years old, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was told: don’t imitate Brahms. So he didn’t—he answered him. His Clarinet Quintet uses the same instruments and structure as Brahms’s, but speaks in a ...

SALISBURY — Livingstone College’s music department welcomed professors and academics from across the country to teach about ...

Two contemporary composers from different backgrounds: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) and Gustave Mahler (1860-1911); ...

The British composer was a generational success story before his death at 37 — yet keeping that legacy in view has always been a challenge, even... In July 1913, friends of the African British ...

Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, circa 1905.Photo by UK National Archives - In July 1913, friends of the African British composer and conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor gathered in his hometown of ...