Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934), from England wrote grand pieces to be performed in public; the most famous being Pomp and Circumstance.

Composer Study

Purchase the entire composer study by clicking on the Picture below - access to biographical information, time and place history lesson, and a wide variety of student worksheets (braille, sequencing, handwriting, rhythm matching).

Activities for every day of the week relating the composer to a variety of subjects - science, literature, art, and history. Ideas given for elementary, middle and high school age students.

Elgar related food: Banoffee Bars

Banoffee = Bananas + Toffee. Make and eat this British dessert while listening to Elgar’s music. Click on the picture below to go to the recipe.

Elgar’s Music

Beethoven’s Wig - I Want My Diploma parody of Pomp and Circumstance

Thinking of Friends: Enigma Variation - The New Bedford Symphony explains the theme and variation found in Elgar's Engima Variations. Elgar used descriptions of his friends' personalities to create different sounds and melodies. There's a fun challenge at the end for students to create musical themes to represent their friends! What a fun idea!

Elgar Books & CD’s

Recommended Read Aloud books related to Elgar or his time-period - biographies on the composer, related topics (science, art, literature, history) that occurred during Elgar’s lifetime.