The Song of Hiawatha Op.30: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1900
• Published by: Novello & Company, British
• Written by: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, British, 1875 - 1912
• Type: scores
• 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)
• Place depicted: London, England, Europe
• Place depicted: New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Caricature and cartoons
• Topic: Opera (Music)
• Object number: 2011.57.29.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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