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Also Known As Sir Edward William Elgar
Born June 2, 1857 • England
Died February 23, 1934 (aged 76) • England
Notable Works march • “Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85” • “Enigma Variations” • “Pomp and Circumstance March in D Major” • “The Apostles” • “The Dream of Gerontius” • “The Kingdom” • “Violin Concerto”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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