Edward Elgar

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Elgar carillon manuscript discovered
[posted 20 February 2012]
In 1923 Edward Elgar composed a piece for the Carillon Tower in Queen’s Park, Loughborough, which was built as a memorial to the fallen in the first world war. The original manuscript of that composition has been found back on 14 February.
On that day, when staff of Charnwood Borough Council were reorganising a room, they found the hand-written score Carillon Chimes. There were also several letters from Elgar, as well as a film which may contain footage of the tower’s opening. The items had been donated to the Council in the 1950s. After that they were forgotten.
[Source: www.wksu.org]
Elgar £20 note no longer valid
[posted 1 July 2010]
As of today (1 July 2010) the British will no longer be able to pay with the £20 bank note picturing Edward Elgar. It is being replaced by one with the image of economist Adam Smith.
The removal of this composer from the bank notes means that the arts are no longer represented on British paper money, much to the dislike of some.
[Source: www.journallive.co.uk]
Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" no. 6 completed
[posted 28 April 2006]
Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" marches are quite famous, especially his first one ("Land of Hope and Glory"). Composer Anthony Payne has now completed Elgar's sketches for a sixth march in the series. Elgar said these sketches, made in the 1930's, were "Jolly good". In spirit march no. 6 is quite different from the first. The premiere of the new march will take place at this year's London Proms festival. Anthony Payne has previously also completed Elgar's third symphony. [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/]

Music

Below is a list of compositions for Edward Elgar. Click a title for details. [♫] indicates that the piece has one or more MIDI files available, provided by kunstderfuge.com.

Opus	Title [subtitle]	Key	Date
Symphony
55	Symphony No1		1908
63	Symphony No2		1911
88	Symphony No3		1933
Overture
40	Cockaigne Overture		1901
Suite
1	Wand of Youth Suite		1907
1	Wand of Youth Suite		1907
66	Crown of India: Suite		1912
Concerto
61	Violin Concerto		1915
85	Cello Concerto	E min	1919
85	Viola Concerto	E min	1929
90	Piano Concerto		1933
Choral piece
26 no. 2	Fly, Singing Bird		1894
Chamber music
4	Idylle		1884
Song
59	Three Songs		??
Not (yet) classified
	Beau Brummel		??
	Follow the Colours		??
60 no. 1	The Torch		??
60 no. 2	The River		??
	Rosemary - That’s for Remembrance		1882
19	Froissart Overture		1890
36	Enigma Variations		1890
20	Serenade in E minor	E min	1893
25	The Black Knight		1893
26 no. 1	The Snow		1894
29	Light of Life		1896
30	King Olaf		1896
32	Imperial March		1897
33	Banner of St George		1897
34	Te Deum and Benedictus in F		1897
35	Caractacus		1898
10 no. 1	Mazurka		1899
10 no. 2	Serenade Mauresque		1899
10 no. 3	Contrasts		1899
15	Chanson de Matin		1899
15	Chanson de Nuit		1899
37	Sea Pictures		1899
38	Dream of Gerontius		1900
	May-song		1901
39 no. 1	Pomp and Circumstance March		1901
39 no. 2	Pomp and Circumstance March		1901
42	Grania and Diarmid		1901
43	Dream Children		1902
44	Coronation Ode		1902
49	Apostles		1903
39 no. 3	Pomp and Circumstance March		1904
50	In the South		1904
47	Introduction and Allegro		1905
51	The Kingdom		1906
39 no. 4	Pomp and Circumstance March		1907
48 no. 1	Pleading		1908
57	Go, Song of Mine		1909
58	Elegy for Strings		1909
62	Romance for Bassoon		1910
65	Coronation March		1911
67	Great is the Lord		1912
69	The Music Makers		1912
	Carissima		1913
68	Falstaff		1913
70	Sospiri		1914
74	Give Unto the Lord		1914
75	Carillon		1914
	Une Voix Dans Le Desert		1915
76	Polonia		1915
78	Starlight Express		1915
79	Le Drapeau Belge		1915
80	Spirit of England		1916
	Fringes of the Fleet		1917
81	The Sanguine Fan Ballet		1917
	The Empire March		1924
	Soliloquy		1930
39 no. 5	Pomp and Circumstance March		1930
	Nursery Suite		1931
88	Spanish Lady Suite		1933