Edward Elgar: Sacred Music

by John Allison

Book Overview

Edward Elgar was for many years the most popular composer in Britain; his music was, and remains, inextricably linked with the final, glorious years of the Empire. Yet Elgar himself was almost entirely untypical of the British Establishment. Born a shopkeeper's son, part of an active Catholic family and community, Elgar struggled for many years against the prejudices his background raised in music circles.

Ironically, composition for the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854111191
• ISBN13: 9781854111197
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Seren Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.