Elgar's Enigma Theme Unmasked

Robert W. Padgett presents a compelling multivalent solution to Elgar’s Enigma Variations — "Ein feste Burg" (A Mighty Fortress) by Martin Luther.

Showing posts with label Variation X. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Variation X. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Mozart's K. 147 in Elgar's Dorabella Cipher

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W. A. Mozart in 3D by  Hadi Karimi The first real sort of friendly leading I had, however, was from ‘Mozart’s Thorough-bass School.’ There w...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

The Dorabella Cipher's Spanish Gaps Anagrams

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This sketch is an attempt to portray, in the compass of a few bars, the humours of a Spanish fête . From Elgar’s program note for Sevillana...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Variation X (Dorabella) with "Ein feste Burg"

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Dora Penny from My Friends Pictured Within God writes the gospel, not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars. Mar...
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Robert Padgett
Mr. Padgett studied violin with Michael Rosenker (a student of Leopold Auer), and Rosenker’s pupil, Owen Dunsford. Mr. Padgett studied piano with Sally Magee (a student of Emanuel Bay), and Blanca Uribe (a student of Rosina Lhévinne). He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California, and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology. At Vassar he studied music theory and composition with Richard Wilson. Mr. Padgett has performed for Joseph Silverstein, Van Cliburn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Steve Jobs, Prince Charles, Lady Camilla, Marcia Davenport, William F. Buckley, Jr., and other prominent public figures. His original compositions have been performed by the Monterey Symphony, at the Bohemian Grove, the Bohemian Club, and other private and public venues. In 2008 Mr. Padgett won the Max Bragado-Darman Fanfare Competition with his entry "Fanfare for the Eagles." It was premiered by the Monterey Symphony under Maestro Bragado in May 2008. A member of the Elgar Society, Mr. Padgett is married with five children.
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