Elgar - Nimrod from Enigma Variations for Brass Quintet Chaconne This version is for a

This version is for a cappella chorus from about 1860

he worked as a string player and teacher in Paris

Thanks be to God

This delightful Allegro movement has been transposed into the key of D from G and arranged for moderately advanced performers by Ralph Sauer

Elgar - Nimrod from Enigma Variations for Brass Quintet Chaconne This version is for aNimrod, the ninth variation from Elgar's masterpiece Op. 36, "Enigma Variations" (1898 99) is one of the most recognized works in the Classical repertoire. There are so many adjectives to describe this piece of genius: Stately, majestic, serious, solemn, moving, noble, languid, stoic, enduring and sublime. There are few works in the repertoire that bring forth such strong emotions as this work, which is often performed for funerals and for Remembrance