Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1923) is one of England’s greatest composers, best known for big works like his “Enigma Variations,” ...

Elgar needed little persuasion when approached in 1915 to compose music for The Starlight Express, an adaptation for the stage of Algernon Blackwood’s fantasy novel, A Prisoner in Fairyland.

53).” Also on the program is Opus 41 (1901), two songs, “In the Dawn” and “Speak Music.” “‘Speak Music’ is in 15/8 time signature!” Stout said. “It’s five beats to the measure, and Elgar pushing ...

Today, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius is a national monument. But at its first performance in Birmingham, 105 years ago, the music was thought daring, even difficult, while the subject matter ...

His Majesty is . . . inclined to appoint some eminent musician [as Master of the King’s Music], but the question arises as to who this should be. Sir Edward Elgar has applied for the post and . . . it ...

Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) wrote very little solo music for the organ, despite the fact that he was for a short time a professional organist. Given this ambiguous nature of Elgar’s relationship with ...

Elgar’s father was at the centre of Worcester’s musical life, on friendly terms with the local gentry and clergy connected with the Anglican Cathedral. By the age of 12 his son was deputising for him ...

Something of the music’s essential nobility is lost and intimacy is no compensation ... Other pieces arranged for ensemble are by Elgar, Bridge, Klengel and Fauré, as well as ‘Scarborough Fair’.

The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...

Feb. 1: South Florida’s Got Talent: Presenting the young winners of the annual concerto competition, accompanied by the full ...

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