ELGAR

Meaning of ELGAR in English

El ‧ gar, Sir Edward /ˈelɡɑːʳ/ BrE AmE

(1857–1934) a British ↑ composer of ↑ classical music, known for his Enigma Variations and Cello Concerto . He also wrote the music for the ↑ patriotic song ↑ Land of Hope and Glory .

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ELGAR — biographical name Sir Edward 1857-1934 English composer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELGAR — /el"geuhr, -gahr/ , n. Sir Edward , 1857-1934, English composer.
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ELGAR — biographical name Sir Edward 1857-1934 English composer
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ELGAR — Elgar BrE AmE ˈelɡ ɑː -ə AmE \ -ɑːr - ə r
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ELGAR — (1857–1934) an English composer. His Enigma Variations (1899) and The Dream of Gerontius (1900) established him as the leading figure …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ELGAR — Pronunciation: ' el- ˌ gär, -g ə r Function: biographical name Sir Edward 1857-1934 Eng. composer
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ELGAR, SIR EDWARD (WILLIAM) — born June 2, 1857, Broadheath, Worcestershire, Eng. died Feb. 23, 1934, Worcester, Worcestershire British composer. Son of a piano tuner, …
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ELGAR, SIR EDWARD — born June 2, 1857, Broadheath, Worcestershire, Eng. died Feb. 23, 1934, Worcester, Worcestershire in full Sir Edward William Elgar English …
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ELGAR, SIR EDWARD — El ‧ gar, Sir Edward /ˈelɡɑːʳ/ BrE AmE (1857–1934) a British ↑ composer of ↑ classical music, known for his …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELGAR, SIR EDWARD WILLIAM — born June 2, 1857, Broadheath, Worcestershire, Eng. died Feb. 23, 1934, Worcester, Worcestershire British composer. Son of a piano tuner, …
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ELGAR, SIR EDWARD — born June 2, 1857, Broadheath, Worcestershire, Eng. died Feb. 23, 1934, Worcester, Worcestershire British composer. Son of a piano tuner, …
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EDWARD ELGAR — ➡ Elgar
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WILLIAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aberhart William George William Russell Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Amis Sir Kingsley William …
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SIR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Ahmad Khan Sir Sayyid Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Alma …
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ORATORIO — Large-scale musical composition on a sacred subject for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. The term derives from the oratories, community …
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MILLER — I or owlet moth Any of the more than 20,000 moth species in the lepidopteran family Noctuidae, common worldwide. Some …
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KREISLER, FRITZ — orig. Friedrich Kreisler born Feb. 2, 1875, Vienna, Austria died Jan. 29, 1962, New York, N.Y., U.S. Austrian violinist and …
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EDWARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Abbey Edward Acheson Edward Goodrich Albee Edward Franklin George Edward Arcaro Bax Sir Arnold …
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LEG — I. ˈleg, ˈlāg noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English leg, legge, from Old Norse leggr leg, …
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HIGHTAIL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb : to move at full speed or rapidly especially in making a getaway : clear out a …
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SYMPHONY — a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of …
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ORATORIO — a large-scale musical composition on a sacred or semisacred subject, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra. An oratorio's text is …
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MUSICAL COMPOSITION — the act of conceiving a piece of music, the art of creating music, or the finished product. These meanings are …
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INSTRUMENTATION
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CONCERTO — plural concerti, or concertos since about 1750, a musical composition for instruments in which a solo instrument is set off …
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BAND — in cultural anthropology, theoretical type of human social organization consisting of a small number of nuclear families (usually no more …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: OBITUARY
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WALTON, SIR WILLIAM — born March 29, 1902, Oldham, Lancashire, Eng. died March 8, 1983, Ischia, Italy in full Sir William Turner Walton English …
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DELIUS, FREDERICK (THEODORE ALBERT) — born Jan. 29, 1862, Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng. died June 10, 1934, Grez-sur-Loing, France composer, one of the most distinctive figures …
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ENIGMA VARIATIONS — the name usually given to a popular piece of music by Edward Elgar called Variations on an Original Theme , …
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