1. Elgar - Noun
2. Elgar - Proper noun
British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)
Source: WordNetElgar is not manic enough to be Russian, not witty or pointilliste enough to be French, not harmonically simple enough to be Italian and not stodgy enough to be German. We arrive at his Englishry by pure elimination. Edward Elgar
Accessed 1 May 2010 In his younger days, Elgar had been an enthusiastic cyclist, buying Royal Sunbeam bicycles for himself and his wife in 1903 (he named his "Mr. Source: Internet
Although rather solitary and introspective by nature, Elgar thrived in Worcester's musical circles. Source: Internet
Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe. Source: Internet
As Elgar said, "I look at the Third Symphony of Brahms, and I feel like a pygmy." Source: Internet
At the time that he wrote the song, Elgar and his wife were staying at the villa of his friend Julia Worthington at Careggi near Florence when they were visited by Littleton, whose wife had just died. Source: Internet