Samuel Coleridge-Taylor autograph letter to Theodore Spiering, 1909 May 2.

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor autograph letter to Theodore Spiering, 1909 May 2.

An autograph letter of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, written to Theodore Spiering.

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Spiering, Theodore, 1871-1925

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Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London on August 15, 1875 to African and English parents. He studied composition (with Charles Villiers Stanford) and violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies in 1897, he held a variety of posts as a conductor and teacher, while pursuing a career as a composer. The best known of his many works is the cantata Hiawatha's Wedding Feast . Coleridge-Taylor's growing international fame took him to the United States three times, and he ...