S. T. Coleridge-Taylor

E428444

S. T. Coleridge-Taylor was a prominent early 20th-century British composer and conductor of African descent, best known for his cantata "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
S. T. Coleridge-Taylor canonical 1
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
classical composer
composer
conductor
human
violinist
activeYearsEnd 1912
activeYearsStart 1890
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Avril Coleridge-Taylor NERFINISHED
Hiawatha Coleridge-Taylor NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1875-08-15
dateOfDeath 1912-09-01
educatedAt Royal College of Music NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup African descent
Sierra Leone Creole people NERFINISHED
familyName Coleridge-Taylor NERFINISHED
genre choral music
classical music
orchestral music
givenName Samuel NERFINISHED
hasHonorific sometimes called the "African Mahler"
influenced African American composers
Black British classical tradition
influencedBy Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED
Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED
instrument violin
movement late Romantic music
notableWork 24 Negro Melodies NERFINISHED
African Suite NERFINISHED
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast NERFINISHED
Hiawatha’s Childhood NERFINISHED
Hiawatha’s Departure NERFINISHED
Petite Suite de Concert NERFINISHED
Symphonic Variations on an African Air NERFINISHED
The Song of Hiawatha NERFINISHED
Violin Concerto in G minor NERFINISHED
occupation composer
conductor
music teacher
placeOfBirth Holborn NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Croydon NERFINISHED
England
Surrey NERFINISHED
residence Croydon NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Jessie Walmisley NERFINISHED
studiedUnder Charles Villiers Stanford NERFINISHED
subjectOf biographies about S. T. Coleridge-Taylor

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Leys School hasAlumnus S. T. Coleridge-Taylor
Charles Villiers Stanford taught S. T. Coleridge-Taylor
this entity surface form: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor