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Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma', Op.36 / Edward Elgar [notated music]

Title

Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma', Op.36 [notated music]

Composer

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934

Place of Publication/Creation

Edwardsville, IL

Published/Created

2013

Type of Material

notated music

Genre

notated music

Publisher

Serenissima Music, Inc

Imprints

Petrucci Library Pres

Reprint (London: Novello & Co., 1899. Plate 10815)

Edition

Reprint (London: Novello & Co., 1899. Plate 10815)

Language

Unknown

Media

unmediated

Physical Description

130 pages of music

Carrier

volume

Contents Note

Theme (Andante) -- Variation I. L'istesso tempo "C.A.E." -- Variation II. Allegro "H.D.S-P." -- Variation III. Allegretto "R.B.T." -- Variation IV. Allegro di molto "W.M.B." -- Variation V. Moderato "R.P.A." -- Variation VI. Andantino "Ysobel" -- Variation VII. Presto "Troyte" -- Variation VIII. Allegretto "W.N." -- Variation IX. Adagio "Nimrod" -- Variation X. Intermezzo: Allegretto "Dorabella" -- Variation XI. Allegro di molto "G.R.S." -- Variation XII. Andante "B.G.N." -- Variation XIII. Romanza: Moderato "* * *" -- Variation XIV. Finale: Allegro Presto "E.D.U.".

Summary

Dedicated to "my friends pictured within", Elgar's orchestral showpiece started life as a simple improvisation at the piano after a day of teaching violin in October of 1898. Upon playing the theme, his wife Alice asked that he repeat it. This led him to improvise variations on the melody - each variation a musical portrait of one of their friends. Elgar ultimately expanded this into a full-length compositon, including music portraits of Alice and himeself, and orchestrated it. The premiere was given on June 19, 1899 in London's St. James Hall under the baton of Hans Richter. The work was popular immediately and has been part of the orchestral canon ever since. This new score is a digitally-restored reissue of the one first published in 1899 by Novello. In contrast to so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is actually readable.

Notes

Study score.

Orchestra
2d1, 2, 2, 2+1 - 4, 3, 3, 1 - timp, perc, organ, strs.

ISMN with hyphens: 979-0-58021-084-5

Description based on ISMN data provided by the publisher.

Subject

Variations

ISBN

9781608741267

International Standard Music Number (ISMN)

9790580210845

Last Updated: 03-26-2022