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SECTION
ONE: The First Forty Years
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In which year
was Edward William Elgar born?
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1849
1857
1865
1873
Great
Malvern, Worcestershire
Selly
Oak, Birmingham
Broadheath,
near Worcester
East
Acton, London
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At that time,
what was his father's main job?
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Baker's
delivery boy
Piano
tuner
Dance
teacher
Blacksmith
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Edward's mother
Ann brought him up as . . .
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an
Anglican
a
Methodist
a
Roman Catholic
a
Quaker
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Which of the
following intruments did Edward NOT
play regularly in his younger years?
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Violin
Accordion
Church
organ
Bassoon
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What kind of
formal music training did Edward receive?
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He
attended the cathedral school in Worcester
He
was largely self-taught
His
father trained him extensively in the violin, music theory and
orchestration
He
studied music theory and composition with Arthur Sullivan
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In his twenties
he acted, one day a week, as musical director of . . .
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the
Worcester Seminary for Orphaned Girls
the
Worcestershire Combined Police and Fire Brigade Male Voice Choir
the
Worcestershire County Lunatic Asylum
the
Malvern Glee Club
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Edward was
briefly engaged to a young violinist called Helen Weaver. When she
broke off the engagement, to which country did she emigrate?
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South
Africa
Canada
Australia
New
Zealand
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On May 8th 1889,
Edward married one of his piano pupils, Caroline Alice Roberts. She was
the daughter of . . .
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Sir
Henry Roberts, a major-general
Harry
Roberts, a Worcester High Street draper
Harold
Roberts, a veterinary surgeon
Harriet
Roberts, a celebrated mezzo-soprano
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At the time of
their marriage, Edward was 31. How old was his wife?
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17
23
31
40
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Their daughter
was born 14 August 1890. What name did they give her?
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Carice:
a fusion of her mother's name's Caroline and Alice
Ann:
named after Edward's mother
Julia:
named after Alice's mother
Victoria:
named after the Queen
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Which one of the
following works did Elgar NOT
compose before his fortieth birthday?
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Salut
d'amour
Serenade
for Strings in E Minor
Imperial
March
Caractacus
(cantata)
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