The 'Nimrod' variation from Elgar's Enigma Variations, a portrait of his editor A. J. Jaeger, quickly became an iconic elegiac piece for times of mourning.
Composer Biography
Michael Balfe, an Irish composer, first made his reputation as a singer before writing 29 operas.
Composer Biography
Sir Hamilton Harty, an Irish composer, is primarily remembered as a celebrated conductor and talented pianist.
Compositional Technique
Percy Grainger, an Australian composer, was a proponent of 'elastic scoring', allowing for flexible instrumentation in his works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elgar considered himself a composer with a popular touch, once retorting that he wrote the folk songs of his time.
Composition History
Grainger's piece 'The Immovable Do' was inspired by a leaking harmonium that continuously sounded a high C.
Composition History
Elgar's Enigma Variations, which established his position in British music, was orchestrated in just two weeks in February 1899.
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