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.
'One comes away from this study with a new sense of the composer, his colleagues and supporters, and the social and political environment in which he lived. Recommended.' CHOICE 'what emerges from Jeffrey Green's book is a full and vivid portrait of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor himself. Because there's so much genuine information about the composer, his music and the world he lived in, there is no need for fantasy.' Classical Iconoclast
Innehållsförteckning
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
