Uncommon autograph Letter Signed to Mrs. Colwell, on letterhead of the String-Players' Club. 2 pages on one sheet; folds, minimal foxing. The letter, penned in his exceedingly difficult to decipher hand, reads in part: "I am sending the cello part of my Variations by same post. The publishers want the piano part for a few days, so I cannot send that at the same time." Hill Crest, Norbury [London], 15 December [no year, ca. 1905]. 9 x 7 inches (22.8 x 17.8 cm).
Coleridge-Taylor conducted local musicians in the String Players’ Club, mounting three concerts every year, generally at the Public Halls in George Street (since demolished). The Variations in B minor for Cello and Piano, though composed in 1905, were in fact not published until after the composer's death, having been lost until 1918.
Uncommon autograph Letter Signed to Mrs. Colwell, on letterhead of the String-Players' Club. 2 pages on one sheet; folds, minimal foxing. The letter, penned in his exceedingly difficult to decipher hand, reads in part: "I am sending the cello part of my Variations by same post. The publishers want the piano part for a few days, so I cannot send that at the same time." Hill Crest, Norbury [London], 15 December [no year, ca. 1905]. 9 x 7 inches (22.8 x 17.8 cm).
Coleridge-Taylor conducted local musicians in the String Players’ Club, mounting three concerts every year, generally at the Public Halls in George Street (since demolished). The Variations in B minor for Cello and Piano, though composed in 1905, were in fact not published until after the composer's death, having been lost until 1918.