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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, SAMUEL

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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, SAMUEL
(1875 - 1937) English composer of African descent immortalized by his composition Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. Uncommon A.M.Q.S. penned on the verso of a postcard, 1p. 12mo., [n.p.], Sept. 1902, three measures from his most famous work Hiawatha, with the verse "Onaway! Awake! Beloved!" penned beneath and signed: "With kindest regards & good wishes from S. Coleridge-Taylor Sept. 1902". Along with a fine cabinet photograph showing the youthful composer in head and shoulders, backstamp by Elliot & Fry. Mounting traces to versos of both pieces, otherwise in very good condition, well-suited to display.