Composer · 1857 - 1934
sir Edward Elgar
Biography
Sir Edward Elgar: (b Broadheath, nr Worcester, 2 June 1857; d Worcester, 23 Feb 1934). English composer.
His abundant invention, largeness of vision, and strength and singularity of musical character place him high among European Romantic artists and at the peak of British music of his time. He drew inspiration from the culture and landscape of his own country, resourcefulness from the study of his continental colleagues; and contributed to all the major forms except opera, creating a significant body of symphonic literature, the finest oratorio by an Englishman, and in his popular music a style of direct national appeal.