Sir Edward Elgar

Edward William Elgar Was Born On 2nd June 1857 In A Small Cottage In The Village Of Lower Broardheath Near Worcester England.
Elgar Was The Forth Child Born To Ann & William Elgar, A Piano Tuner & Music Dealer.
The Cottage Is About Three Miles West Of Worcester, Although The Elgar'S Moved Back To The City When Edward Was Two, He Often Returned To See The Place Of His Birth. In 1935 The House Was Bought By Worcester County Council & Is Now The Elgar Birthplace Museum.

Elgar Died On The 23 Rd February 1934 & Was Buried Beside His Wife Alice At Little Malvern A Close Friend Wrote At The Time " Eulogies Pour In On Every Side, Tributes To Elgar’S Genius, Life & Character, But He Has Written His Own Biography As No Other Man Can Ever Do. He Is Our Shakespeare Of Music, Born & Died On The Soil In The Heart & Soul Of England With His Love Of His Country, Its Music And Its Meaning In His Own Heart & Soul"

 Elgar Exhibit On Show At The Museum From February 2001. A Signed Manuscript Of Elgar'S Last Major Work. The Working Manuscript Score Of The "Severn Suite" Was Bought By The Museum For £20.000.00 
The Composition Was Elgar'S Only Contribution To The Brass Band Repertoire And Was Considered One Of The Finest Pieces Of Music Written For Those Instruments.
There Are Also Letters Written To His Publisher Friend Jaeger, Which Feature Elgar'S Cartoon Drawings.                   The Lower Broardheath Museum Is Open Daily From 11.00am - 5pm.

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