Divided into three sections, this Companion explores Edward Elgar's early career, his major musical achievements, and the reception, performance and interpretation of his work. Placed in this wider perspective, Elgar emerges as a pivotal figure in the British cultural imagination at a defining historical moment for England's musical identity.
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"The high quality of the essays in this tribute to a composer deserving far more attention warrants the purchase of this...book." Daniel Boice
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This Companion provides an accessible, diverse and up-to-date introduction to life and music of Edward Elgar. The book will be of interest to a wide readership, including performers and members of the general public as well as students and serious scholars. Divided into three sections, the Companion explores Elgar's early career, his major musical achievements, and the reception, performance and interpretation of his work. Placed in this wider perspective, Elgar emerges as a pivotal figure in the British cultural imagination at a defining historical moment for the national musical identity.
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International interest in Elgar's music has enjoyed a general revival following the performance and recordings of his Third Symphony, properly entitled 'the sketches for Symphony No. 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
final oratorio, organ sonata, thematic invention, cello concerto, first symphony, third symphony, chromatic descent, wind quintet, violin concerto, absolute music, final bars, programme music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Dream of Gerontius, Mary Magdalene, Second Symphony, Vaughan Williams, King Olaf, Ernest Newman, The Starlight Express, First World War, Three Choirs Festival, Roman Catholic, The Black Knight, Wand of Youth, Musical Times, Piano Quintet, The Light of Life, Great War, Jerrold Northrop Moore, The Spirit of England, August Jaeger, Michael Kennedy, Original Theme, Queen's Hall, Richard Strauss, Covent Garden, Crystal Palace New!
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International interest in Elgar's music has enjoyed a general revival following the performance and recordings of his Third Symphony, properly entitled 'the sketches for Symphony No. 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
final oratorio, organ sonata, thematic invention, cello concerto, first symphony, third symphony, chromatic descent, wind quintet, violin concerto, absolute music, final bars, programme music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Dream of Gerontius, Mary Magdalene, Second Symphony, Vaughan Williams, King Olaf, Ernest Newman, The Starlight Express, First World War, Three Choirs Festival, Roman Catholic, The Black Knight, Wand of Youth, Musical Times, Piano Quintet, The Light of Life, Great War, Jerrold Northrop Moore, The Spirit of England, August Jaeger, Michael Kennedy, Original Theme, Queen's Hall, Richard Strauss, Covent Garden, Crystal Palace New!
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- Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: Study Score by Edward William Elgar on 20 pages
- The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman on 9 pages
- Dictionary Of Music And Musicians (9 Volumes)) (Music Book Index) by Sir George Grove on 8 pages
- Portrait of Elgar (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Michael Kennedy on 6 pages
- The Fringes of the Fleet (Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling) by Rudyard Kipling on 5 pages
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- Edward Elgar, Modernist (Music in the Twentieth Century) by J. P. E. Harper-Scott on 10 pages
- Edward Elgar and the Nostalgic Imagination by Matthew Riley on 10 pages
- The Cambridge Companion to Haydn (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Caryl Clark in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Mervyn Cooke in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Simon P. Keefe in Back Matter
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