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Elgar, Edward (1857–1934). Born at Broadheath, west of Worcester, in the shadow of the Malvern hills, and largely self‐taught, his early life was spent as a local musician, conducting bands and choirs and teaching the violin. His breakthrough came with the Enigma Variations (1899), commemorating his friends in the area. Sea Pictures (1899) was followed by The Dream of Gerontius (1900), the First Symphony (1908), the Violin Concerto (1910), the Second Symphony (1911), and the darker Cello Concerto (1919). Honours were heaped upon him—a knighthood (1904), the Order of Merit (1911), mastership of the king's musick (1924), and a baronetcy (1931). His palm‐court pieces and the extraordinarily popular ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ marches gave him a reputation at variance with reality. With the appearance of a retired colonel and often accused of jingo patriotism, Elgar was, in fact, a deeply sensitive man, easily hurt.

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