Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

English composer and conductor (1875–1912)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: August 15, 1875
Date of death: September 1, 1912
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11]
Ethnic group: Black Britons^[12]
Occupation: composer, pianist, conductor
Employer: Crystal Palace School^[13]
Educated at: Royal College of Music^[14]
Notable work: The Song of Hiawatha^[15]
Spouse: Jessie Sarah Fleetwood Walmisley^[9]
Child: Avril Coleridge-Taylor^[10]
Cause of death: pneumonia^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[28]
Archives at: Irving S. Gilmore Music Library^[17]
Described by source: 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement, Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
Different from: Samuel Taylor Coleridge^[29]
Family name: Coleridge-Taylor^[19]
Given name: Samuel^[20]
Instrument: piano^[22]
Manner of death: natural causes^[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora^[30]

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Participant in: First Pan-African Conference^[27]
Place of burial: Bandon Hill Cemetery^[8]
Writing language: English

🏷️ Also known as

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The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha, Vioolconcert (Coleridge-Taylor), Vioolconcert (Coleridge-Taylor)

Occupation 3

composer, conductor, pianist

Cause of death 1

pneumonia

Child 1

Avril Coleridge-Taylor

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Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Different from 1

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Educated at 1

Royal College of Music

Ethnic group 1

Black Britons

Given name 1

Samuel

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piano

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Mb:parent 1

Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Mb:teacher 1

Clarence Cameron White

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First Pan-African Conference

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London

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London

SNARC ID 1

Puntius

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male

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English

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Zlatoustove

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Charles Villiers Stanford

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Summary

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born on August 15, 1875^[1], in London^[2]. He died on September 1, 1912^[3], in London^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5], pianist^[6], and conductor^[7].

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Type: Person^[31]
Country: GB^[32]
Began / founded: 1875-08-15^[33]
Ended / dissolved: 1912-09-01^[34]
Community tags: british, composer, english, uk^[35]
MusicBrainz ID: 4ade7e9d-cb1d-4d35-b711-dd970a7c4341^[36]

FAQs

Where was Samuel Coleridge-Taylor born?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London^[2].

Where did Samuel Coleridge-Taylor die?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor passed away in London^[4].

Who was Samuel Coleridge-Taylor married to?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's spouses include Jessie Sarah Fleetwood Walmisley^[9].

What did Samuel Coleridge-Taylor do for work?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor worked as a composer^[5], pianist^[6], and conductor^[7].

Where did Samuel Coleridge-Taylor go to school?

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was educated at Royal College of Music^[14].

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[2] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — place of birth (P19): London. Chambers Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — place of death (P20): London. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — spouse (P26): Jessie Sarah Fleetwood Walmisley. interlude.hk. interlude.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — child (P40): Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — educated at (P69): Royal College of Music. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — occupation (P106): pianist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — occupation (P106): conductor. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — employer (P108): Crystal Palace School. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — place of burial (P119): Bandon Hill Cemetery. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — ethnic group (P172): Black Britons. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — archives at (P485): Irving S. Gilmore Music Library. hdl.handle.net. Retrieved 2016-12-20. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — cause of death (P509): pneumonia. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — date of birth (P569): August 15, 1875. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — date of death (P570): September 1, 1912. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-05-04. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — family name (P734): Coleridge-Taylor. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — given name (P735): Samuel. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — notable work (P800): The Song of Hiawatha. Chambers Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — described by source (P1343): 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, third supplement. Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — described by source (P1343): Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — described by source (P1343): Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — participant in (P1344): First Pan-African Conference. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — different from (P1889): Samuel Taylor Coleridge. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject African diaspora. wikidata.org.

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[31] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Type: Person. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[32] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Country: GB. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[33] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Began / founded: 1875-08-15. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[34] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Ended / dissolved: 1912-09-01. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[35] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Community tags: british, composer, english, uk. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
[36] ↑ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — MusicBrainz ID: 4ade7e9d-cb1d-4d35-b711-dd970a7c4341. MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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