Collection items

'Fringes of the Fleet' by Edward Elgar and Rudyard...

Musical score, Manuscript

In artistic terms, World War One is mostly remembered through literature and poetry. Composers however responded to the ...

Sketches for Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations

Manuscript

Elgar often created sketches for pieces that he would develop and rework before reaching the final version of a work. In...

The spirit of England: to women by Edward Elgar

Musical score

World War One came at a time of transition for English composers. The older generation were at the end of their reign, a...