The Song of Hiawatha Op.30

Published by

Novello & Company, British

Written by

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912

Date

1900

On View

Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Exhibition

Musical Crossroads

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)

Description

Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.

Place depicted

London, England, Europe

New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music

Type

scores

Topic

Caricature and cartoons

Opera (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.57.29.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a017314f-6bb5-4c8c-a297-5db534b5ff39