The second to last section of this piece includes timpani representing the pulse of a ship's engines and clarinets quoting Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.
The second to last section of this piece includes timpani representing the pulse of a ship's engines and clarinets quoting Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. Another section of this piece uses woodwinds to depict a woman's characteristic stutter, and is named for the sister of Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte. This piece uses trills played by the oboe to represent the laugh of Winifred Norbury, and depicts the barking of a bulldog who jumped in the Wye River in its section "G.R.S." Its sections are based on a hidden theme that some have identified as "Rule, Britannica," and include a tribute to August Jaeger titled "Nimrod." For 10 points, name this orchestral work which depicts the close friends of its composer, written by Edward Elgar.
The second to last section of this piece includes timpani representing the pulse of a ship's engines and clarinets quoting Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.
{Enigma} Variations [or Variations on an {Original} Theme; or {Elgar's Op.36}]