Elgar: the enigma of the variations

Authors

  • Paulo Roberto Peloso Augusto Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/permusi20163508

Keywords:

Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, cryptogram in music, symphonic English music

Abstract

Analytical reflections on how Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations fit into the epicenter of one of the most exciting techniques of musical composition. Departing from a plural approach, it discusses important aspects of harmony, analysis, music history and art history. In the context of theme and variations genre with developmental character, the cryptogram manifest by the composer himself receives here a novel suggestion for a solution.

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Published

2017-01-14

How to Cite

Augusto, Paulo Roberto Peloso. 2017. “Elgar: The Enigma of the Variations”. Per Musi, no. 35 (January). https://doi.org/10.1590/permusi20163508.

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Section

Articles in Portuguese/Spanish