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Elgar and Academe

Julian Rushton explores Elgar's relationship with musical academia.

Elgar was appointed the first Peyton Professor of Music at Birmingham University in 1905 and in a series of lectures outlined, among other things, his view of the future for English Music. Julian Rushton, a former Professor of Music at the University of Leeds, takes this as his staring point to examine Elgar's relationship with the musical academic world, both during his lifetime and afterwards.

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Mon 28 Jul 2008 23:00

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