Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, born 1875-1912 was born in Croydon, England, on August 15, 1875. In England, Coleridge-Taylor continued an active life in music. He composed, taught at Trinity College of Music, conducted numerous choral societies, and conducted in the famed Handel Society from 1904 until his death. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor died on September 1, 1912, of pneumonia contracted due to overwork.
In 1899 Coleridge-Taylor first heard American spirituals sung by the Fisk Jubilee singers on one of their tours. He became interested in African-American folk song and began incorporating it into his compositions. Black Americans returned the compliment. In 1902 a group of African-American music lovers formed the Coleridge-Taylor Society to perform and promote his music in America, and eventually brought Coleridge-Taylor over for three successful tours--in 1904, 1906, and 1910. During the first tour, Coleridge-Taylor conducted the Marine Band along with the Coleridge-Taylor Society Chorus. He also met with President Teddy Roosevelt.
Subsequent tours took Coleridge-Taylor to more and more cities in the Midwest and the East.
Original artwork is made with the creative use of digital technology, and they are not reproduction prints. The portrait was drawn initially with pencil on high quality paper.
Digital:Drawing, Pencil, Paper on Paper, Pencil
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Size:42 W x 48 H x 2 D cm
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