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Explores the career, background, and surroundings of this highly original composer, whose untypical works have nevertheless retained their popular appeal. The background of his major works, such as the Enigma Variations, are treated, as well as his method of composition. This volume sensitively studies the paradox Sir Edward Elgar presents to us. Elgar is seen as the highly succesful composer who was knighted and made "Master of the King's Musick," and the private and often troubled man who loved country life but whose chosen careed led him to seek fame and fortune in the crowded cities of Edwardian England. The reader will follow Sir Edward from his quiet beginnings as a violin teacher in rural England to his end as a venerated public figure. This edition adds numerous illustrations to the original wealth of rare personal photographs and manuscript socres, providing a thorough documentation of Elgar's life

Author

Simon Mundy

Publisher

Neptune City, N.J.: Paganiniana Publications

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780876665817

Subjects

Music, Biography, Memoir