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oa The origins, development, and legacy of Elgar’s Memorial Chimes (1923)
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Carillon and Bell Culture in the Low Countries, Volume 1, Issue 1, Jun 2022, p. 81 - 101
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- 01 Jun 2022
Abstract
Abstract
Elgar’s Memorial Chimes (1923) has become canonical in carillon repertoire as an early idiomatic work by a composer prominent within the broader musical community. Despite this, the origins of the work are poorly understood. This article explores the development and legacy of this important musical work for carillon, particularly the essential role of the English campanologist William Wooding Starmer in its inception and musical characteristics that make the work particularly effective when executed on the carillon. A final section outlines the surprising journeys and current whereabouts of various manuscripts of the work.
© Scott Allan Orr
Keyword(s):
Campanology;
carillon;
Edward Elgar;
Loughborough War Memorial Carillon;
musicology;
W.W. Starmer