Biography of Sir Edward Elgar 
Elgar, Sir Edward William. Hon.Mus.D. (Cantab, 1900); knighted in 1904; order of merit, 1911. Studied violin with Pollitzer, 1877. Organist of St. George’s (R.C.), Worcester, 1885-89. Bandmaster at the County Lunatic Asylum, Worcester, 1879-84; conducted the Worcester Amateur Instrumental Society, 1882; professor of music at Birmingham University, 1905-06; master of the Kings Music, 1924; violinist. Composed symphonies, cantatas, military marches, overtures, concertos, orchestral, instrumental and choral music, songs, &c. Son of W. H. Elgar b. Broadheath, near Worcester, England, June 2nd, 1857; d. Worcester, Feb. 23rd, 1934. Biographical information courtesy of www.organ-biography.info © 2026 |
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