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Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɑːr / ⓘ; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
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Jun 11, 2024 · Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer whose works in the orchestral idiom of late 19th-century Romanticism—characterized by bold tunes, striking colour effects, and mastery of large forms—stimulated a renaissance of English music.
Jun 2, 2024 · Sir Edward Elgar was one of the greatest British composers and one of the leading European composers of his generation. Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer...
Sep 20, 2017 · Biography of Edward Elgar 1857 – 1934. Edward William Elgar was born on June 2 1987 in Lower Broadheath, a small village near Worcester, England and was the fourth of seven children.
Jul 11, 2023 · Edward Elgar gained fame as a composer, his breakthrough work being his Froissart Overture and Enigma Variations. He is best known today for his Land of Hope and Glory, adapted from the trio of one of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches.
Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) was an English composer, among whose best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies.
After a number of abortive attempts to gain acknowledgment, first as a violinist and later as a composer, Elgar finally achieved fame both in Britain and abroad, with his Variations on an Original Theme ‘The Enigma’.
Edward Elgar was an English composer who received international recognition for his classical compositions. His most famous orchestral works include the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstances Marches (including Land of Hope and Glory), concertos for violin, and choral works such as The Dream of Gerontius.
Jun 19, 2024 · Overview. Edward Elgar. (1857—1934) composer and conductor. Quick Reference. ( b Broadheath, Worcester, 1857; d Worcester, 1934). Eng. composer and cond. He was the son of a mus.‐shop proprietor in Worcester who was also an organist, pf.‐tuner, and teacher. He showed an early aptitude for mus., learning the org., vn., and other instr.
