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Edward Elgar
Young scholars explore the music of Edward Elgar. As a class, they listen to Elgar's "Nimrod" and the "Adagio Cantabile" from Beethoven's piano Sonata. They listen to the music, write down the moods and discuss their feelings. Students...
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Music: Elgar (1962)
Students examine how the creation and performance of music is affected by contextual influences. They specifically examine anthems and discuss the elements that contribute to that musical genre and how the nature of a piece of music may...
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Famous Britons 1
In this research worksheet, students match 12 famous Britons with the year in which they were born. People include John Lennon, William Caxton, and Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Pomp and Circumstance Elgar
This site contains the score to Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar for the solo organ.
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Classics for Kids: Edward Elgar
Classics For Kids provides a short biography of Late Romantic composer Edward Elgar, born on June 2, 1857.
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British Empire Biographies: Edward William Elgar
A biography of Edward Elgar, one of the premiere British composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The biography shows how Elgar's music reflects the Imperial era in which he wrote. There is a brief clip from the Enigma...
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Sir Edward Elgar
Commencement music directors! Looking for a fresh approach to a tired "Pomp and Circumstance?" Use this National Public Radio broadcast story of British composer Edward Elgar's famous ceremonial music.