Biography of Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

02.06.1857
Born in Broadheath, being son of a music dealer
1870
Member of several orchestras in Worcester
1889
Moves to London
1891
Moves to Malvern
1904
Professorship at the Birmingham university
1912
Moves to London
23.02.1934
Dies in Worcester

Sheet music for flute:

An Elgar Flute Album (Sammlung)
(flute, piano)
Novello, Car. No. 12 0553
Rating: easy
  1. Canto Popolare from "In the South"
  2. The Tame Bear from "The Wand of Youth, Second Suite"
  3. Minuet from "The Wand of Youth, First Suite"
  4. Theme from "Symphony No. 1"
  5. Serenade from "The Wand of Youth, First Suite"
  6. Moths and Butterflies from "The Wand of Youth, Second Suite"
  7. Theme and Two Variations from "Enigma Variations"
  8. Chanson de Matin
  9. Chanson de Nuit
Compilation and edition by Trevor Wye
Chanson d'un Matin op. 15, No. 2 (G-Dur) (Bearbeitung)
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(4 flutes)
Accolade Musikverlag, ACC 1156
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegretto
Parts and score.
Chanson d'un matin op. 15, 2 (e-moll) (Bearbeitung)
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(4 flutes)
Accolade Musikverlag, Acc. 1156
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegretto
Same series as Salut d´amour.
Gavotte from Contrasts op. 10, Nr. 3 (g-moll) (Bearbeitung)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon)
Medici Music Press, QW05
Rating: easy
  1. Gavotte
Quite untypical for Elgar. Wie missed something like a melody.
Salut d´amour (E-Dur) (Bearbeitung)
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(4 flutes)
Accolade Musikverlag, Acc. 1101
Rating: easy
  1. Andantino
Parts and score in a very thin, damageable paper quality. There are no additional informations about the composer oder the opus. But is an absolutely great cost-performance-ratio. I think that is a really good line for a edition to publish easy works for beginners.

Literature von/über Edward Elgar

Last edit 16.12.2012