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 ⓘ
linked to: Enigma Variations
Enigma Variations → hasPart → Variation X (Dorabella) ⓘ
linked to: Enigma Variations
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 → relatedWorkByComposer → Enigma Variations, Op. 36 ⓘ
linked to: Enigma Variations
Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63 → relatedWorkByComposer → Enigma Variations, Op. 36 ⓘ
linked to: Enigma Variations
Caroline Alice Elgar → inspiredWork → Enigma Variations ⓘ