Edward Elgar and His World

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-691-13446-8
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: The Bard Music Festival

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, important, and influential figures in the history of British music. He rose from humble beginnings and achieved fame with music that to this day is beloved by audiences in England, and his work has secured an enduring legacy worldwide. Leading scholars examine the composer's life in Edward Elgar and His World, presenting a comprehensive portrait of both the man and the age in which he lived. Elgar's achievement is remarkably varied and wide-ranging, from immensely popular works like the famous Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1--a standard feature of American graduations--to sweeping masterpieces like his great oratorio The Dream of Gerontius. The contributors explore Elgar's Catholicism, which put him at odds with the prejudices of Protestant Britain; his glorification of British colonialism; his populist tendencies; his inner life as an inspired autodidact; the aristocratic London drawing rooms where his reputation was made; the class prejudice with which he contended throughout his career; and his anguished reaction to World War I. Published in conjunction with the 2007 Bard Music Festival and the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth, this elegant and thought-provoking volume illuminates the greatness of this accomplished English composer and brings vividly to life the rich panorama of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. The contributors are Byron Adams, Leon Botstein, Rachel Cowgill, Sophie Fuller, Daniel M. Grimley, Nalini Ghuman Gwynne, Deborah Heckert, Charles Edward McGuire, Matthew Riley, Alison I. Shiel, and Aidan J. Thomson.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adams, Byron

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik Geschichte der Musik: Romantik (ca. 1830-1900)
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments ix

Permissions xi

Of Worcester and London: An Introduction xiii

BYRON ADAMS

PART I: WORCESTER

Measure of a Man: Catechizing Elgar's Catholic Avatars 3

CHARLES EDWARD MCGUIRE

Elgar the Escapist? 39

MATTHEW RILEY

Elgar and the Persistence of Memory 59

BYRON ADAMS

"The Spirit-Stirring Drum": Elgar and Populism 97

DANIEL M. GRIMLEY

PART II: DOCUMENTS

Early Reviews of The Apostles in British Periodicals 127

SELECTED, INTRODUCED, AND ANNOTATED BY AIDAN J. THOMSON

Charles Sanford Terry and Elgar's Violin Concerto 173

TRANSCRIBED AND INTRODUCED BY ALISON I. SHIEL

PART III: LONDON

Elgar's Critical Critics 193

AIDAN J. THOMSON

Elgar and the Salons: The Significance of a Private Musical World 223

SOPHIE FULLER

Elgar and the British Raj: Can the Mughals March? 249

NALINI GHUMAN

Working the Crowd: Elgar, Class, and Reformulations of Popular Culture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 287

DEBORAH HECKERT

Elgar's War Requiem 317

RACHEL COWGILL

PART IV: SUMMATION

Transcending the Enigmas of Biography: The Cultural Context of Sir Edward Elgar's Career 365

LEON BOTSTEIN

Index 409

Notes on the Contributors 423