Elgar: Enigma Variations

by Julian Rushton

Book Overview

Elgar's Variations for Orchestra, commonly known as the 'Enigma' Variations, marked an epoch both in his career, and in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the century. The first extended study of the work, this Cambridge Music Handbook contains historical information concerning the conception and writing of the work, an extended musical discussion requiring only a little technical knowledge of music, and a fascinating survey of the solutions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052163637X
• ISBN13: 9780521636377
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"