1902 in British music

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This is a summary of 1902 in music in the United Kingdom.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Elgar</span> English composer (1857–1934)

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1902 in music</span> Overview of the events of 1902 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in 1902.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward German</span> English musician and composer (1862–1936)

Sir Edward German was an English musician and composer of Welsh descent, best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music for the stage and as a successor to Arthur Sullivan in the field of English comic opera. Some of his light operas, especially Merrie England, are still performed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivor Atkins</span> British musician (1869–1953)

Sir Ivor Algernon Atkins was the choirmaster and organist at Worcester Cathedral from 1897 to 1950, as well as a composer of songs, church music, service settings and anthems. He is best known for editing Allegri's Miserere with the famous top-C part for the treble. He is also well known for "The Three Kings", an arrangement of a song by Peter Cornelius as a choral work for Epiphany.

Events from the year 1902 in the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">As I laye a-thynkynge</span>

"As I laye a-thynkynge" is the last poem written by "Thomas Ingoldsby". It was set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar.

<i>Speak, Music!</i>

Speak, Music! is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1901 as his Op.41, No.2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A War Song</span> 19th-century poem

"A War Song", originally called "A Soldier's Song", was a poem written by C. Flavell Hayward and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1884.

Diarmuid and Grania is a play in poetic prose co-written by George Moore and W. B. Yeats in 1901, with incidental music by the English composer Edward Elgar.

This is a summary of 1954 in music of all genres in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1913 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1915 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1917 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1912 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1908 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1907 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1904 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1903 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1901 in music in the United Kingdom.

This is a summary of 1900 in music in the United Kingdom.

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