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1. Introduction Daniel M. Grimley and Julian Rushton
2. Elgar and his British contemporaries Jeremy Dibble
3. Elgar and his publishers Robert Anderson
4. Magic by mosaic: some aspects of Elgar's compositional methods Christopher Kent
5. Elgar's musical language: the shorter instrumental works Diana McVeagh
6. The early choral works Robin Holloway
7. Elgar's later oratorios: Roman Catholicism, decadence and the Wagnerian dialectic of shame and grace Byron Adams
8. Roman Catholicism and being musically English: Elgar's church and organ music John Butt
9. 'A smiling with a sigh': the chamber music and works for strings Daniel M. Grimley
10. In search of the symphony: orchestral music to 1908 Julian Rushton
11. Orchestral music from 1908-1934 Christopher Mark
12. Elgar's unwumbling: the theatre music J.P.E. Harper-Scott
13. Elgar and recording Timothy Day
14. Elgar and the BBC Jenny Doctor
15. Elgar's German critics Aidan Thomson
16. Functional music: imperialism, the Great War, and Elgar as popular composer Charles Edward McGuire
Beschreibung:
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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