Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, important, and influential figures in the history of British music. He rose from humble beginnings and achieved fame with music ...that to this day is beloved by audiences in England, and his work has secured an enduring legacy worldwide. Leading scholars examine the composer's life inEdward Elgar and His World, presenting a comprehensive portrait of both the man and the age in which he lived.
Elgar's achievement is remarkably varied and wide-ranging, from immensely popular works like the famousPomp and CircumstanceMarch no. 1--a standard feature of American graduations--to sweeping masterpieces like his great oratorioThe Dream of Gerontius. The contributors explore Elgar's Catholicism, which put him at odds with the prejudices of Protestant Britain; his glorification of British colonialism; his populist tendencies; his inner life as an inspired autodidact; the aristocratic London drawing rooms where his reputation was made; the class prejudice with which he contended throughout his career; and his anguished reaction to World War I. Published in conjunction with the 2007 Bard Music Festival and the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth, this elegant and thought-provoking volume illuminates the greatness of this accomplished English composer and brings vividly to life the rich panorama of Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
The contributors are Byron Adams, Leon Botstein, Rachel Cowgill, Sophie Fuller, Daniel M. Grimley, Nalini Ghuman Gwynne, Deborah Heckert, Charles Edward McGuire, Matthew Riley, Alison I. Shiel, and Aidan J. Thomson.
En mand sidder på en buste af Edward Elgar, hvis hovedskal er vippet op. Fra busten strømmer den sødeste musik, hvilket manden på busten er ved at skrive ned.
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A ...Man Sitting on a Bust of Edward Elgar, whose head shell is tilted up. From the bust flows the cutest music, which the man on the bust is writing down.
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En mand sidder på en buste af Edward Elgar, hvis hovedskal er vippet op. Fra busten strømmer den sødeste musik, hvilket manden på busten er ved at skrive ned.
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Programa del concert celebrat els dies 16, 17 i 18 de març de 2007. Conté notes analítiques i la lletra de "Sea pictures op. 37 (escenes marines) d'Elgar, que s'interpreta
