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Elgar: Enigma Variations
Julian Rushton
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Description for Elgar: Enigma Variations
Paperback. This book contains an examination of Elgar's most famous work, the 'Enigma' Variations. Series: Cambridge Music Handbooks. Num Pages: 128 pages, 6 tables 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AVH; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
Elgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. First performed in 1899 under Hans Richter, the work became his passport to national fame and international success. From the first it intrigued listeners to know why it was called 'enigma', and who were the 'friends pictured within', to whom the work is dedicated. Appearing in the centenary year of the work's composition, this book elucidates what is known, and what has been said about the work and the enigma, ... Read more
Elgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. First performed in 1899 under Hans Richter, the work became his passport to national fame and international success. From the first it intrigued listeners to know why it was called 'enigma', and who were the 'friends pictured within', to whom the work is dedicated. Appearing in the centenary year of the work's composition, this book elucidates what is known, and what has been said about the work and the enigma, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Music Handbooks
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521636377
SKU
V9780521636377
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Reviews for Elgar: Enigma Variations
'Rushton has both professorial persistence and critical acumen.' The Elgar Society Journal ' … wholly admirable.' The Musical Times