Skip to main content
Global Edition
Sunday, May 19, 2024

Edward Elgar

English composer (1857–1934)


Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.

0 shares 1 views

News coverage

You might like