1857 - Born at Lower Broadheath near Worcester
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1864 - Begins taking piano lessons
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1869 - Begins taking violin lessons
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1872 - First complete compositions: The Language of Flowers and Chantant
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1878 - First attempt to write a symphony
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1885 - Appointed organist at St. George's Church in Worcester, succeeding his father
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1890 - Froissart played at the Three Choirs Festival
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1892 - Serenade for Strings premiered
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1898 - Operetta Caractacus premiered
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1899 - Enigma Variations played for the first time听
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1900 - Premiere of The Dream of Gerontius
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1901 - Premiere of Pomp and Circumstance Marches numbers 1 and 2
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1903 - Premiere of The Apostles
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1904 - Knighted and becomes Sir Edward Elgar
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1906 - Premiere of 1st Symphony
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1910 - Premiere of violin concerto
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1911 - Premiere of 2nd Symphony. Becomes principal conductor at the London Symphony Orchestra
1914 - First gramophone recording as a conductor
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1919 - Premiere of cello concerto
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1924 - Appointed Master of the Queen's Music
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1931 - Elgar created 1st Baronet of Broadheath
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1932 - Symphony number 3 started. Conducts Yehudi Menuhin in a recording of the violin concerto
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1933 - Conducts for the last time at the Three Choirs Festival
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1934 - Dies on the 23rd February in Worcester
Many thanks to the Elgar Birthplace Museum for allowing us to use their research into Elgar's life
