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References
- ↑ Elgar to Speyer 15 December 1909
- ↑ Both works Op. 59 No. 3
- ↑ Elgar's friend August Jaeger died on 18 May 1909, and the music for the funeral was provided by Dr. Walford Davies. The organisation of a Memorial Concert took time, and that concert was not until eight months later.
- Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968) ISBN 0-19-315414-5
- Young, Percy M. (1973). Elgar O.M.: a study of a musician. London: Collins. OCLC 869820.
- Parker, Sir Gilbert, (1894) "Embers" Gutenberg Free Text
