This composer included a viola solo in a piece written during a family holiday in Alassio, Italy titled In the South. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this composer whose piece Introduction and Allegro was inspired by a song he heard in Wales. As an engagement present to Caroline Alice Roberts, he composed the violin piece Salut d’Amour.
ANSWER: Edward Elgar [or Sir Edward William Elgar]
[10e] Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius is often considered one of these large-scale vocal works. Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s The Creation are examples of these works.
ANSWER: oratorio
[10m] This piece by Elgar was premiered by his good friend Felix Salmond. John Barbirolli conducted this piece when it was performed by the 20-year-old Jacqueline du Pré.
ANSWER: Cello Concerto in E minor
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