[Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor: Anglo-Black Composer (1875-1912), Second Edition;
William
Tortolano; The Scarecrow Press (2002)]
"Kellogg Hubbard
Library
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Thursday, Jan. 12 7:00 p.m.
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“An illustrated lecture
on Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912) an anglo-black composer;
conductor and educator who greatly inspired the revival of black
culture in America. Author of a biography about Coleridge-Taylor; Dr.
Tortolano is a college organist and professor emeritus of fine arts
and music at Saint Michael's College.”
Dr. William
Tortolano writes in the Introduction to Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor: Anglo-Black Composer (1875-1912), Second Edition:
“Coleridge-Taylor
had a great talent, a unique personal style, fine craftmanship in his
harmony and orchestral color, eminently singable melodies, and
rhythmic strength. The same attributes can be applied to other
composers. But much of his music is related to his Negro background.
An Anglo-Black composer is in itself a rarity, but when a composer
of his talent arrives at a particularly opportune moment of history,
a cultural renaissance is a potential. This potential was realized
through his imaginative and distinctive use of Negro melody and
rhythm from Africa and in particular from the United States.
Coleridge-Taylor was so inspired by American Negro music and poetry
that he in turn through musical compositions became a leader and
shining light to an American Negro cultural renaissance. There is no
other historical incident of this type.”
[Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor(1875-1912) is featured at AfriClassical.com. He died Sept. 1, 1912, so the Centennial of his death is this year. Major observances are
being planned by organizations including the Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor Foundation,
http://www.sctf.org.uk/.]
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Hello William, This is great! Thanks for posting this special program on your blog. Rachel Senechal
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