Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ONE: THE APPRENTICE YEARS (1857-89) TWO: NEO-ROMANTICISM IN THE PROVINCES(1890-1903) THREE: MODERNISM AND LAUREATESHIP: A DIVIDED SELF (1904-14) FOUR: THE FIRST MODERNIST MUSIC IN ENGLAND FIVE: WAR AND RETREAT (1914-18) SIX: REGROUPING AND REBIRTH (1919-34)

About the Author

J.P.E Harper-Scott is lecturer in music at Royal Holloway having taught previously at Universities of Oxford, Nottingham and Liverpool. He has scholarly interests in Elgar, Walton, Britten , Schenkerian theory, the philosophy of Heidegger, and meaning in music.

Reviews

'This is now possibly the best first stop for learning about Elgar's life ... On the complex yet sympathetic genius himself Harper-Scott presents a well-detailed and believable likeness.' BBC Music Magazine June 2007 'A delightful read - breezy, but tremendously informative and consistently sensitive and full of revealing insights ... The chapter on Elgar's moustache is worth the price of the volume alone.' Dr Daniel Grimley, Lecturer in Music, University of Nottingham