Enigma Variations

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Enigma Variations is a celebrated orchestral work by Edward Elgar consisting of a theme and a series of character pieces, each portraying one of his friends.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
set of variations
alsoKnownAs Variations on an Original Theme
catalogCode Op. 36
composer Edward Elgar
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dateComposed 1898
1899
dedicatedTo my friends pictured within
firstConductor Hans Richter
firstPerformanceDate 1899-06-19
firstPerformancePlace St James's Hall, London
linked to: St James's Hall
form theme and variations
genre classical music
hasCharacteristic contains an unresolved musical enigma
each variation portrays one of Elgar's friends
hasInfluenced British orchestral repertoire
hasPart Theme
Variation I (C.A.E.)
Variation II (H.D.S-P.)
Variation III (R.B.T.)
Variation IV (W.M.B.)
Variation IX (Nimrod)
Variation V (R.P.A.)
Variation VI (Ysobel)
Variation VII (Troyte)
Variation VIII (W.N.)
Variation X (Dorabella)
linked to: Enigma Variations

Variation XI (G.R.S.)
Variation XII (B.G.N.)
Variation XIII (*** – Romanza)
Variation XIV (E.D.U.)
hasTheme friendship
musical cryptography
inspiredBy improvisation at the piano by Edward Elgar
key D minor
languageOfTitle English
movementOrder Theme precedes all variations
notableFor use in solemn and commemorative occasions
notableMovement Nimrod
numberOfMovements 15
opusNumber Op. 36
partOf standard orchestral repertoire
placeOfComposition Worcester
publisher Novello & Co.
scoredFor symphony orchestra
subjectOf Enigma Variations (Elgar) scholarship
yearOfCompletion 1899

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Edward Elgar notableWork Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar signatureWork Enigma Variations
Frederick Ashton notableWork Enigma Variations
Queen's Hall, London hostedPremiereOf Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations
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Enigma Variations hasPart Variation X (Dorabella)
linked to: Enigma Variations
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 relatedWorkByComposer Enigma Variations, Op. 36
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Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63 relatedWorkByComposer Enigma Variations, Op. 36
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Caroline Alice Elgar inspiredWork Enigma Variations