



Nimrod" (Variation No. 9 from Enigma Variations) is one of Elgar's most popular creations. It is often performed as a stand-alone piece and has been transcribed for all kinds of musical ensembles. The present edition makes this work available to brass quartets."

Featured solos by euphonium, horn, cornet and first trumpet make this work interesting for all the performers. Elgar's haunting melody flows through the ensemble finally reaching the climax at the very end. This is a great piece to show off the ensemble's musicality, blend and...

Enigma Variations, arranged by David Marlatt, is a set of variations on an original theme, about which Edward Elgar said represented the loneliness of the creative artist." Each variation has a title which contained initials or nicknames of his friends. The music was to describe...

More popularly known as the Enigma Variations, Elgar's orchestral concept was a work with fourteen variations on an original theme. Composed between the months of October, 1898, and February, 1899, Elgar used each variation to in some way capture an image, incident, or idea that...