Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Op. 36
for Flute Choir
COMPOSITEUR:
Edward Elgar
ÉDITION MUSICALE:
ALRY Publications
TYPE DE PRODUIT:
Set
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Bois (Ensemble)
The Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36) of Edward Elgar is an orchestral work consisting of an original theme with fourteen variations was composed in between 1898 and 1899. The work is dedicated to "my friends pictured within," with each variation being a musical sketch of
Spécifications
Subtitle | for Flute Choir |
Compositeur | Edward Elgar |
Arrangeur | Matt Johnston |
Édition musicale | ALRY Publications |
Instrumentation | Flûtes Traversières (Ensemble) |
Type de produit | Set |
Instrument Group | Bois (Ensemble) |
Année d'édition | 2018 |
ISMN | 9790302115571 |
No. | ALRYFC451 |
Description
The Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36) of Edward Elgar is an orchestral work consisting of an original theme with fourteen variations was composed in between 1898 and 1899. The work is dedicated to "my friends pictured within," with each variation being a musical sketch of one of his circle of close acquaintances. The most famous of all the movements, Variation IX (Nimrod), is dedicated to August Jaeger, a close personal friend of Elgar. Jaeger worked for the London music publishing house, Novello, and was a highly trusted musical adviser to Elgar.