Edward Elgar - Wikipedia
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɑːr / ⓘ; [1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire.
Sir Edward Elgar | English Composer & Romantic Era Musician
Dec 30, 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.
Edward Elgar - World History Encyclopedia
Jul 11, 2023 · Edward Elgar (1857-1934) was an English composer best known for his orchestral music and oratorios. Amongst Elgar's most-loved works are his Pomp and Circumstance marches which inspired the choral Land...
Biography of Edward Elgar 1857 – 1934 - Elgar Foundation
Sep 20, 2017 · 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. His father William was a piano tuner by trade and owned a music store where he sold sheet music and musical instruments, as well as being a professional violinist.
Edward Elgar (1857–1934) | Composer | Biography, music and facts
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.
Edward Elgar - New World Encyclopedia
Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (June 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934) was an English Romantic composer. Several of his first major orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches , were greeted with acclaim.
About Elgar - The Elgar Society
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 Biography
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.
Elgar - A Short Biography
Edward Elgar (2nd June 1857 - 23rd February 1934) - "Those years had seen change accelerate as never before in human history. His response had been to seek the illumination of time remembered. For all those of his generation and the future who would feel the insight of retrospection, he had made of that evanescence his music."
Sir Edward William Elgar | San Francisco Classical Voice
The leading English composer at the beginning of the 20th century, Elgar was the first one in more than a century to earn a major international reputation. He was equally successful with small, popular works and large, symphonic ones.