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Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-conscious society of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, he was acutely sensitive about his humble origins even after he achieved recognition. He nevertheless married the daughter of a senior British army officer. She inspired him both musically and socially, but he struggled to achieve success until his forties, when after a series of moderately successful works his Enigma Variations (1899) became immediately popular in Britain and overseas. He followed the Variations with a choral work, The Dream of Gerontius (1900), based on a Roman Catholic text that caused some disquiet in the Anglican establishment in Britain, but it became, and has remained, a core repertory work in Britain and elsewhere. His later full-length religious choral works were well received but have not entered the regular repertory.
A cello concerto (sometimes called a violoncello concerto) is a concerto for solo cello with orchestra or, very occasionally, smaller groups of instruments.
These pieces have been written since the Baroque era if not earlier. However, unlike the violin, the cello had to face harsh competition from the older, well-established viola da gamba. As a result, few important cello concertos were written before the 19th century – with the notable exceptions of those by Vivaldi, C.P.E. Bach, Haydn and Boccherini. Its full recognition as a solo instrument came during the Romantic era with the concertos of Schumann, Saint-Saëns and Dvořák. From then on, cello concertos have become more and more frequent. Twentieth-century composers have made the cello a standard concerto instrument, along with the already-rooted piano and violin concertos; among the most notable concertos of the first half of the century are those of Elgar, Prokofiev, Barber and Hindemith. Most post-World War II composers (Shostakovich, Ligeti, Britten, Dutilleux, Lutoslawski and Penderecki among others) have written at least one.
The Pomp and Circumstance Marches (full title Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches), Op. 39, are a series of marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar.
The title is taken from Act III, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Othello:
Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, th'ear-piercing fife,
The royal banner, and all quality,
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!
But also, on the score of the first march, Elgar set as a motto for the whole set of marches a verse from Lord de Tabley's poem "The March of Glory", which begins
Like a proud music that draws men on to die
Madly upon the spears in martial ecstasy,
A measure that sets heaven in all their veins
And iron in their hands.
I hear the Nation march
Beneath her ensign as an eagle's wing;
O'er shield and sheeted targe
The banners of my faith most gaily swing;
Moving to victory with solemn noise,
With worship and with conquest, and the voice of myriads.
An orchestra (/ˈɔːrkᵻstrə/ or US /ˈɔːrˌkɛstrə/; Italian: [orˈkɛstra]) is a large instrumental ensemble used in classical music that contains sections of string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes be grouped into a fifth section such as a keyboard section or may stand alone, as may the concert harp and, for 20th and 21st century compositions, electric and electronic instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ὀρχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus. The orchestra grew by accretion throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but changed very little in composition during the course of the 20th century.
1 (one; /ˈwʌn/ or UK /ˈwɒn/, also called unit, unity, and (multiplicative) identity), is a number, a numeral, and the name of the glyph representing that number. It represents a single entity, the unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of unit length is a line segment of length 1.
One, sometimes referred to as unity, is the integer before two and after zero. One is the first non-zero number in the natural numbers as well as the first odd number in the natural numbers.
Any number multiplied by one is that number, as one is the identity for multiplication. As a result, one is its own factorial, its own square, its own cube, and so on. One is also the result of the empty product, as any number multiplied by one is itself. It is also the only natural number that is neither composite nor prime with respect to division, but instead considered a unit.
The glyph used today in the Western world to represent the number 1, a vertical line, often with a serif at the top and sometimes a short horizontal line at the bottom, traces its roots back to the Indians, who wrote 1 as a horizontal line, much like the Chinese character 一. The Gupta wrote it as a curved line, and the Nagari sometimes added a small circle on the left (rotated a quarter turn to the right, this 9-look-alike became the present day numeral 1 in the Gujarati and Punjabi scripts). The Nepali also rotated it to the right but kept the circle small. This eventually became the top serif in the modern numeral, but the occasional short horizontal line at the bottom probably originates from similarity with the Roman numeral I. In some countries, the little serif at the top is sometimes extended into a long upstroke, sometimes as long as the vertical line, which can lead to confusion with the glyph for seven in other countries. Where the 1 is written with a long upstroke, the number 7 has a horizontal stroke through the vertical line.
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Plot: The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore from his volcanic imprisonment on the island of Muranthias, where only the kindly wizard Lerigot has the key to release him. The hope of victory lies in the Ranger's incredible new Turbo powers and powerful Turbo Zords.
Keywords: action-hero, action-heroine, alien, armor, demonic-possession, giant-monster, giant-robot, helmet, hero, heroineActors: Johnny Yong Bosch (actor), Tony Oliver (producer), Barbara Goodson (actress), Lex Lang (actor), Edwin Neal (actor), Shuki Levy (producer), Johnny Yong Bosch (actor), Derek Stephen Prince (actor), Greg Collins (actor), Edwin Neal (actor), Michael Deak (actor), Lex Lang (actor), Richard Steven Horvitz (actor), Shuki Levy (writer), Haim Saban (producer),
Plot: The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore from his volcanic imprisonment on the island of Muranthias, where only the kindly wizard Lerigot has the key to release him. The hope of victory lies in the Ranger's incredible new Turbo powers and powerful Turbo Zords.
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Plot: In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns (called "stingers") instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of "The Bullseye Murderer," a psychotic rapist who takes a new drug called "Umbra" that gives him superhuman strength and intelligence.
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Plot: At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert it into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind. He's grown fond of the black tenants and particularly of Fanny, the wife of a black radical; he's maybe fallen in love with Lanie, a mulatto girl; he's lost interest in redecorating his home. Joyce, his mother has not relinquished this interest and in one of the film's most hilarious sequences gives her Master Charge card to Marge, a black tenant and appoints her decorator.
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Genres: Comedy,Love classical music? Learn to play the best PIANO pieces the easiest way: http://tinyurl.com/classic-flowkey Edward Elgar Tracklist: Tema e Variações Para Orquestra, enigma, Opus 36 1. Introdução de Variação 1: C.A.E. 2. Variação 2- H.D.S.-P 3. Variação 3- R.B.T 4. Variação 4- W.M.B 5. Variação 5- R.P.A 6. Variação 6- Ysobel 7. Variação 7- Troyte 8. Variação 8- W.N 9. Variação 9- Nimrod 10. Variação 10: Intermezo: Dorabella 11. Variação 11- G.R.S 12. Variação 12- B.G.N 13. Variação 13- Romanza 14. Variação 14: Finale: E.D.U Concerto Para Violoncelo e Orquestra em Mi Menor, Opus 85 15. Adagio - Moderato 16. Lento - Allegro Molto 17. Adagio 18. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 19. Marcha Militar #1 Em Ré Maior, Opus 39, Pompa e Circunstância For more: http://www.melhoresmusicasclassicas.blogspot.c...
Enigma Variations, Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra Op. 36, "Enigma", Sir Edward Elgar, 1898-1899: 00:00 Theme (Andante) 01:56 Variation I. (L'istesso tempo) "C.A.E." 04:09 Variation II. (Allegro) "H.D.S.- P." 04:56 Variation III. (Allegretto) "R.B.T." 06:19 Variation IV. (Allegro di molto) "W.M.B." 06:49 Variation V. (Moderato) "R.P.A." 09:07 Variation VI. (Andantino) "Ysobel" 10:27 Variation VII. (Presto) "Troyte" 11:22 Variation VIII. (Allegretto) "W.N." 13:29 Variation IX. (Adagio) "Nimrod" - http://youtu.be/iPlW4pAFMOM 19:05 Variation X. (Intermezzo : Allegretto) "Dorabella" 22:14 Variation XI. (Allegro di molto) "G.R.S." 23:22 Variation XII. (Andante) "B.G.N." 26:45 Variation XIII. (Romanza: Moderato) "* * *" 29:51 Variation XIV. (Finale: Allegro - Presto) "E.D.U." BBC...
The Best of Sir Edward William Elgar (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. He felt himself to be an outsider, not only musically, but socially. In musical circles dominated by academics, he was a self-taught composer; in Protestant Britain, his Roman Catholicism was regarded with suspicion in some quarters; and in the class-conscious society of Victorian and Edwardian Britain, he was acutely sensitive about his humble origins even after he achieved recognition. He nevertheless married the daughter of a senior British army officer. She inspired him both musically and socially, but he struggled to achieve success until his forties, when after a serie...
Elgar, Symphony No.1 London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley. I. Andante. Nobilmente e semplice II. Allegro molto III. Adagio IV. Lento — Allegro Recorded at Abbey Road Studios (London) - March 1979. Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter in Manchester, England, on 3 December 1908. It was widely known that Elgar had been planning a symphony for more than ten years, and the announcement that he had finally completed it aroused enormous interest. The critical reception was enthusiastic, and the public response unprecedented. The symphony achieved what The Musical Times described as "immediate and phenomenal success", with a hundred ...
Elgar:Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Cello:Yo-Yo Ma Live in Japan
Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the aftermath of the First World War, when his music had already gone out of fashion with the concert-going public. In contrast with Elgar's earlier Violin Concerto, which is lyrical and passionate, the Cello Concerto is for the most part contemplative and elegiac. The first performance was a debacle because Elgar and the performers had been deprived of adequate rehearsal time. The work did not achieve wide popularity until the 1960s, when a recording by Jacqueline du Pré caught the public imagination and became a classical best-seller.
Daniel Barenboim with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, opening the 1997 season at Carnegie Hall in this gorgeously performed dedication to the recently deceased Sir Georg Solti. Solti was the previous music director of the CSO for many years.
Majestic classical music set to cosmic video. Elgar wrote this piece for his friend Augustus Jaeger, who encouraged him to continue when about to give up composing after a fit of depression... If u like this, u may also like Karl Jenkins - Benedictus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibwxzxER_pY Craig Armstrong - Escape: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBGYrM11F2U As my individual replies get buried below other comments, I would just like to say a big THANKYOU for all your kind words re this video, tho all credit must belong to the composer. Credit also to conductor Sir Adrian Boult (1889 -- 1983) who championed Elgars often neglected music and produced the classic version heard here. NO copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. This video is for enterta...
Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms 2012 Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major ('Land of Hope and Glory') BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Royal Albert Hall, 8 September 2012
Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward Elgar.
Estoy sintiendo del bien el mal
Estoy queriéndome engañar
Estoy enferma por tu amor...
Estoy queriéndome liberar
Que a veces pienso en ti de mas
Estoy enferma por tu amor
Intento sacudirme
Las horas que me diste
Prometo serle fiel
A todos mis deseos
Dejándote ir lejos
Prometo serte fiel
Estoy sintiendo del bien el mal
Estoy queriéndome engañar
Estoy enferma por tu amor...
Estoy queriéndome liberar
Que a veces pienso en ti de mas
Estoy enferma por tu amor
Quisiera ir contigo
Al borde, al infinito
Ahora qué mas da?
Tu piensas demasiado
Yo siento demasiado
Ahora qué mas da?
Que mas da...
Estoy sintiendo del bien el mal
Estoy queriéndome engañar
Estoy enferma por tu amor
Estoy queriéndome liberar
Que a veces pienso en ti de mas
Estoy enferma por tu amor
Estoy sintiendo del bien el mal
Estoy queriéndome engañar
Estoy enferma por tu amor
Estoy queriéndome liberar
Que a veces pienso en ti de mas
Estoy enferma por tu amor