Elgar Enigma Puzzles

Posted by Sarah Canice Funke Aug 4, 2007

If you have been following the 2007 Proms this year, then you have been enjoying much of the music of Edward Elgar, the English composer who celebrates his 150th birthday this year. To supplement audience appreciation of the "enigmatic" composer, the BBC brings its audience a series of riddles. Correct solutions to the puzzles require some knowledge of Elgar's repertory and the Proms program. Follow along and accumulate bragging points! Readers can also learn about the mysterious counter-melody hidden within Elgar's composition, the "Enigma Variations."

Britain isn't the only country celebrating the composer of Pomp and Circumstance. Bard Summerscape 2007, located in the Hudson Valley is also featuring the life and works of Edward Elgar.