Coleridge-Taylor was brought up in Croydon . He studied the violin at the Royal College of Music and composition with Charles Villiers Stanford. In 1899 he married Jessie Walmisley who had been a student with him at the RCM. Her parents did not want her to be married to someone of mixed race. The couple had a son, Hiawatha (1900-1980) and a daughter, Avril, born Gwendolyn (1903-1998).
Soon Coleridge-Taylor became known as a composer. Edward Elgar helped him get one of his pieces performed at the Three Choirs Festival. Two months later Stanford conducted the cantata "Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast", the piece for which he is best remembered. He toured the United States in 1904. This made him even more interested in finding out about his racial heritage. He wanted to do for African music what Johannes Brahms had done for Hungarian music and Antonín Dvořák for Bohemian music. He had met the American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in London and set some of his poems to music. Several people encouraged him to learn more about his heritage.
Coleridge-Taylor was a shy man, but he was a very good conductor. He was often asked to adjudicate at music festivals.
Coleridge-Taylor was 37 when he died of pneumonia. His widow hardly had any money, but King George V gave her a pension of GB£100, which shows how popular Coleridge-Taylor had been as a composer. A memorial concert was held later in 1912 at the Royal Albert Hall and gathered £300.
Coleridge-Taylor's works were often performed by Sir Malcolm Sargent who conducted ten seasons of a costumed ballet version of "Hiawatha" at the Royal Albert Hall between 1928 and 1939 with the Royal Choral Society (600 to 800 singers) and 200 dancers.
Coleridge-Taylor's best-known work is his cantata "Hiawatha's Wedding-feast", which was performed very often by choral groups in England during his lifetime and for many years after his death. He wrote several other pieces about Hiawatha: "The Death of Minnehaha", "Overture to The Song of Hiawatha" and "Hiawatha's Departure".
He also wrote a lot of chamber music, anthems and other works. The orchestral piece "Petite Suite de Concert" used to be very popular, but its Romanticism sounds a little old-fashioned now.
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed Stanley Sadie;
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
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Quim Monzó
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National symbols of Pakistan
The National symbols of Pakistan (Urdu:); Each Country of the world adopts some signs or emblems, which they regard as the representative of their country traits. "Pakistan" has several “Official National Symbols”. "Pakistanis" have several official National symbols including a historical document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a memorial tower, as well as several national heroes. The symbols were adopted at various stages in Pakistan's existence, and various rules and regulations are governing their definition or use.
The oldest symbol is the Lahore Resolution or ""Resolution of Pakistan"", adopted by the All India Muslim League on the 23rd of March in 1940. This presented the formal demand for Greater Autonomy for Muslims in United India. Later, it led to the demand for a separate and Independent 'Pakistan.' The Minar-e-Pakistan memorial tower was built in 1968 on the site where the Lahore Resolution was passed in 1940.
The national flag was adopted just before independence was achieved on 14 August 1947. The national anthem and the state emblem were each adopted in 1954. Several other patriotic symbols include the national animal, bird, flower, tree, and some other things known as "National Identity." The “National symbols” and mostly national things of Pakistan are mentioned and listed here, respectively.
The following section introduces you to the natural National Identity Elements of Pakistan. These symbols are intrinsic to the common “Pakistani national identity and heritage.”
Pakistanis are known to be are proud of these patriotic National Symbols as they infuse a sense of pride and patriotism in every Pakistan's heart. They have been selected carefully to project the image of Pakistan at its best.
These are chosen to reflect Pakistani culture and beliefs and the positive attributes often associated with Pakistani customs and traditions and ideals that reflect the different aspects of the country's cultural life and history.
These national symbols are mostly the national things from and relating to Pakistan of which are mentioned and listed portrayed elegantly in great detail here:
1. They exemplify the rich cultural fibre that resides at the core of the country.
2. Infuse a deep sense of pride in the hearts of Pakistani citizens.
3. Represent a quality unique to Pakistan and its citizens.
4. Popularize the object chosen.
5. Help to preserve the chosen national symbol for generations to come.
"Here is the detailed information about the National symbols of Pakistan."
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