Elgar
Elgar refers to Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), the English composer best known for the *Pomp and Circumstance* marches, one of which provides the melody for "Land of Hope and Glory" and accompanies countless graduation ceremonies.
His orchestral works, including the Enigma Variations and cello concerto, established him as a major figure in late Romantic music.
Richly abundant in growth
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
emotional · lyrical · expressive · Brahms · Wagner · Strauss · chromatic · thematic
Largest British country
- WorcesterHistoric English cathedral city
- MalvernEnglish spa town
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
Empire · knighthood · Enigma · Severn · Herefordshire · coronation · Anglican · patriotic
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- variationsModified versions of something
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- stringsThin flexible lines
brass · woodwinds · conductor · philharmonic · score · movement · adagio · allegro
Comic knight, corpulent braggart
- symphoniesExtended compositions for orchestra
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- oratoriosLarge-scale sacred vocal works
- NimrodMighty hunter of scripture
Tender sadness for absence
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- elegiacSorrowfully commemorative
autumnal · pastoral · bittersweet · reminiscence · loss · golden age · memory · reflection
lush
Richly abundant in growth
grandeur · emotional · lyrical · expressive · Brahms · Wagner · Strauss · chromatic · thematic · passionate
England
Largest British country
- WorcesterHistoric English cathedral city
- MalvernEnglish spa town
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
Victorian · Empire · knighthood · Enigma · Severn · Herefordshire · coronation · Anglican · patriotic · ceremonial
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- variationsModified versions of something
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
strings · brass · woodwinds · conductor · philharmonic · score · movement · adagio · allegro · crescendo
Falstaff
Comic knight, corpulent braggart
- symphoniesExtended compositions for orchestra
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- oratoriosLarge-scale sacred vocal works
wistfulness
Tender sadness for absence
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
elegiac · autumnal · pastoral · bittersweet · reminiscence · loss · golden age · memory · reflection · poignant
ElgarSchoenberg
Atonal method inventor
John Cage · Stravinsky · Philip Glass · serialist · avant-garde