Variations on an African Air, Op.63 (Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel)

Composition Year	1905/10
Genre Categories	Variations; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, 1906.
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Misc. Notes	Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): MS 4866
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Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, 1906. Plate 12360.
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Work Title	Variations on an African Air
Alternative. Title	Symphonic Variations on an African Air
Composer	Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.63
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ISC 63
Key	E minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1905/10
First Performance.	1906/6/14 London: London Philharmonic Society - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (conductor)
First Publication.	1906
Average DurationAvg. Duration	20 Minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	orchestra
InstrDetail	piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, harp, strings
External Links	Analytical and Programme Notes (Philharmonic Society, 1906)
Extra Information	According to notes by John Snyder, this is based on the African-American song "I'm troubled in mind." According to the Philharmonic Society notes, it was written in October 1905.