Enigma Variations (music)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Enigma_Variations_(music)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dedicatedTo the friends of Edward Elgar
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Variations_on_an_Original_Theme,_Op._36
gptkbp:genre orchestral variations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enigma Variations (music)
gptkbp:influenced British orchestral music
gptkbp:inPopularCulture Nimrod played at British funerals and memorials
Nimrod played at Remembrance Sunday
gptkbp:language instrumental
gptkbp:mystery hidden theme (enigma)
gptkbp:notableConductor gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkb:Sir_Adrian_Boult
gptkb:Sir_Colin_Davis
gptkb:Sir_Georg_Solti
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:BBC_Proms
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Dorabella
gptkb:Nimrod
gptkb:Nimrod_(Variation_IX)
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 14
gptkbp:opusNumber gptkb:Op._36
gptkbp:premiereDate 1899-06-19
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:St_James's_Hall,_London
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:recordedAt gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
gptkbp:structure theme and 14 variations
gptkbp:subject musical portraits of Elgar's friends
gptkbp:theme original theme by Elgar
gptkbp:variationNames gptkb:C.A.E.
gptkb:Dorabella
gptkb:Nimrod
gptkb:B.G.N.
gptkb:***_(Romanza)
gptkb:H.D.S-P.
gptkb:R.B.T.
gptkb:R.P.A.
gptkb:W.N.
gptkb:Ysobel
gptkb:E.D.U.
gptkb:G.R.S.
gptkb:Troyte
W.M.B.
gptkbp:yearComposed 1898
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enigma_Variations_(ballet)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6