June 2 - Edward Elgar (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for June 2nd are found here: Edward Elgar (2019), (2020), (2021), and (2022)

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Edward Elgar (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was arguably the most important British composer between Purcell and Britten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kids These Days

Every year in May or June

The stirring strains of Elgar’s tune,

That well-worn academic hymn,

Echo in the high school gym.

But students are inclined to romp

In spite of Circumstance and Pomp,

An attitude which takes the starch

From Elgar’s grand Victorian march.

 

 

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