Elgar

American  

[el-ger, -gahr] / ˈɛl gər, -gɑr /

noun

1. Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.

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Elgar British  

/ ˈɛlɡɑː /

noun

1. Sir Edward ( William ). 1857–1934, English composer, whose works include the Enigma Variations (1899), the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius (1900), two symphonies, a cello concerto, and a violin concerto

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Example Sentences

Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She has composed a night song for him, “Land of Cute and Furry,” set to the tune of the Elgar march “Land of Hope and Glory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Haf Elgar, director of Friends of the Earth Cymru, warned it could now end up having to add Ffos-y-Fran's overburden mounds to its list of sites to monitor.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Clare Elgar, 37, from Southampton, has taken cladribine for her relapsing MS, which was diagnosed in January 2021 after experiencing loss of function in her right arm and numbness across her face.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

Until Elgar, Vaughan Williams and perhaps Parry in the twentieth century, no composer commanded as much respect, pride or admiration among Britons.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall