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Black Mahler dramatically brings to life the true story of all but forgotten, English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912). Born to a white mother and black father and raised in the London suburb of Croydon, Coleridge's choral trilogy, 'Hiawatha' makes this funny, generous and modest young man a worldwide sensation overnight. Although hailed a cultural hero by African-Americans, Coleridge struggles against financial ruin, personal tragedy and seismic obstacles throughout his short life. Along the way, he unites a world. This moving story will haunt the memory long after the final page is turned.

Black Mahler: The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Story

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      Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/04/2008
      ISBN13: 9781906210786, 978-1906210786
      ISBN10: 1906210780
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      Book Synopsis
      Black Mahler dramatically brings to life the true story of all but forgotten, English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912). Born to a white mother and black father and raised in the London suburb of Croydon, Coleridge's choral trilogy, 'Hiawatha' makes this funny, generous and modest young man a worldwide sensation overnight. Although hailed a cultural hero by African-Americans, Coleridge struggles against financial ruin, personal tragedy and seismic obstacles throughout his short life. Along the way, he unites a world. This moving story will haunt the memory long after the final page is turned.

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