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    Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ˈɛlɡɑːr/ ; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered...
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  • The Kingdom, Op. 51, is an English-language oratorio composed in 1906 by Edward Elgar. It was first performed at the Birmingham Music Festival on 3 October...
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    Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law. The company also publishes...
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  • The table below shows all known compositions by Edward Elgar. Works are shown in opus number order (Opp. 1–90), followed by those without opus number,...
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  • Bush The Kingdom (Elgar), an oratorio by Edward Elgar composed in 1906 The Kingdom (miniseries), a Danish television miniseries by Lars von Trier The Kingdom...
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    Alice, Lady Elgar (9 October 1848 – 7 April 1920) was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar. Caroline Alice...
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    Edward Elgar composed his Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It...
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  • The Apostles, Op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on 14 October 1903 at the Birmingham...
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    The Firs in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England was the birthplace of Edward Elgar. The cottage now houses a museum administered by the National...
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    Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, is one of his longest orchestral compositions, and the last of his works to gain immediate popular...
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    and stabilization in Brazil: the first Collor plan". Economic Problems of the 1990s. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 41–68. Friedman...
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    Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last major completed work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the...
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  • Jerrold Northrop Moore (category Edward Elgar)
    biography and other writings on the life and music of Sir Edward Elgar. He was also an authority on the history of the gramophone. Moore was born on 1...
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  • by Edward Elgar. It was written in March 1892 and first performed privately in that year; its public premiere was in 1896. It became one of Elgar's most...
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    Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 63, was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at the Queen's...
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  • "Shakespeare's Kingdom" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs (also known as the "Pageant...
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  • Earl, Peter (2002). Information, Opportunism and Economic Coordination. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 1-84064-738-8....
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    Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted...
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  • Land of Hope and Glory (category Songs by Edward Elgar)
    set is the 'trio' theme from Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. The words were fitted to the melody on the suggestion of King Edward VII who...
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  • Pomp and Circumstance Marches (category Compositions by Edward Elgar)
    orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar. The first four were published between 1901 and 1907, when Elgar was in his forties; the fifth was published in 1930...
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  • The Elgar Society was founded in 1951 to promote performance of the music of British composer Edward Elgar, especially the more rarely performed items...
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    In the United Kingdom, the Edwardian era was a period in the early 20th century, that spanned the reign of Edward VII from 1901 to 1910. It is commonly...
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  • Edward Elgar's Third Symphony Op. 88 (posth.) was incomplete at the time of his death in 1934. Elgar left 130 pages of sketches, which the British composer...
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    The Dorabella Cipher is an enciphered letter written by composer Edward Elgar to Dora Penny, which was accompanied by another dated July 14, 1897. Penny...
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    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman...
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  • Salut d'Amour (category Compositions by Edward Elgar)
    12, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar in 1888, originally written for violin and piano. Elgar finished the piece in July 1888, when he was romantically...
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  • of the King's Musick (the spelling was changed to "Music" in the 20th century, during Sir Edward Elgar's tenure). At that time the holder of the post...
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    Resource Management, Second Edition (2 ed.). Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781849809191.00022. ISBN 978-1-84980-919-1...
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  • The Music Makers, Op. 69, is a work for contralto or mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was dedicated to "my friend Nicholas...
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  • September – The United Kingdom is amongst the signatories of the Boxer Protocol ending the Boxer Rebellion in China. October – First performance of Edward Elgar's...
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