Edward Elgar

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The almanac 06/02/2009

A British composer of choral, orchestral, chamber, and instrumental music known for the oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" (1900) and the tone poem "Enigma Variations" (1899). A chronological list of Elgar's works is like an autobiography of his interior life within English society, from the early choral works about the "hero" bringing new vision and even a childlike sense of wonder ("The Black ...more