This composer wrote a piece for string orchestra which begins with the violas playing "E  D-sharp  E" in a dotted rhythm in 6/8 time, in a movement marked Allegro piacevole.
This composer wrote a piece for string orchestra which begins with the violas playing "E  D-sharp  E" in a dotted rhythm in 6/8 time, in a movement marked Allegro piacevole. The second movement of this composer's second symphony is a Larghetto funeral march in C minor. Beatrice Harrison was the soloist on both recordings he conducted of a concerto of his that was popularized by a recording made by John Barbirolli and a 20-year-old Jacqueline Du Pré. E minor is the key of this composer's Serenade for Strings, Opus 20 and his Cello Concerto. He portrayed his wife Alice as "C.A.E." and his friend August Jaeger as "Nimrod" in a series of musical portraits, which are variations on an unknown theme. For 10 points, name this English composer of the Enigma Variations.
This composer wrote a piece for string orchestra which begins with the violas playing "E  D-sharp  E" in a dotted rhythm in 6/8 time, in a movement marked Allegro piacevole.
Edward (William) Elgar