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 XIV. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Variation XIV. Show all posts
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Elgar’s Letters Cluster Cipher

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The image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy. Ezra Pound A comprehensive analysis ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Elgar's Enigma Date: Feb. 18, 1898

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Ancient Greek Sphinx   Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Elgar and his Heroes: General Gordon

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General Charles George Gordon Tell me about your heroes, then I will tell you about yourself Robert Wayne Padget t In a palindromic...
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Monday, November 29, 2010

Variation XIV (E. D. U.) with "Ein feste Burg"

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“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” Edward Elgar citing “ Elegiac Verse ” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The...
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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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