Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 – 1 September 1912) was an English composer and conductor.
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So Long Fellow
[Hiawatha's Wedding Feast's] popularity was rivalled only by the choral standards Handels' Messiah and Mendelssohns' Elijah. - Wikipedia
Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast
By Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Which once shone bright, to say the least,
Has steadily shone paler.
A rival once to Mendelssohn,
A rival once to Handel,
A light as bright as anyone,
And now it’s just a candle.
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