The Nursery Suite is one of the last compositions by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Like Elgar's Wand of Youth Suites it makes use of sketches from the composer’s childhood.
There are seven movements and a coda:
The composition of The Nursery Suite came about when Elgar mentioned in September 1930 to HMV (the Gramophone Company) that he had lately run across a box of musical sketches from the days of his youth. HMV suggested that as Master of the ...
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The Nursery Suite is one of the last compositions by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934). Like Elgar's Wand of Youth Suites it makes use of sketches from the composer’s childhood.
There are seven movements and a coda:
The composition of The Nursery Suite came about when Elgar mentioned in September 1930 to HMV (the Gramophone Company) that he had lately run across a box of musical sketches from the days of his youth. HMV suggested that as Master of the King's Musick he might suitably draw on them for a work to mark the recent birth of Princess Margaret Rose (then fourth in line to the throne). The suite was dedicated to Princess Margaret, her older sister Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and their mother.
Most of the movements appear light, in the style of The Wand of Youth suites, and predominantly sunny in character. Some commentators have made an exception of 'The Wagon (Passes)': the Elgar authority Michael Kennedy suggests that as the wagon rumbles towards us the music...
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