Elgarianadj.n.
/ɛlˈɡɑːrɪən//ɛlˈɡɛːrɪən/ A. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Elgar or his works.
ΚΠ
1906 E. Newman Elgar i. 8 Those mannerisms of vocabulary and rhythm that so often enable us to mark a tune of his as being typically Elgarian.
1914 Everyman 13 Mar. 717/1 Taking Elgarian works at unauthorised tempi.
1942 Scrutiny X. 219 The noisy Elgarian climaxes.
1953 C. Day Lewis Ital. Visit i. 21 A great Elgarian clash and bray of sunshine.
B. n.
One who admires or plays the music of Elgar.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of specific composer
Handelian1762
Mozartian1838
Wagnerite1855
Brahmsite1881
Wagnerian1882
Wagnerist1891
Savoyard1893
Brahmsian1894
Bachian1920
Schoenbergian1920
Purcellian1922
Bartokian1923
Stravinskyite1924
Stravinskian1925
Mahlerite1926
Schubertian1928
Delian1933
Tchaikovskian1937
Beethovenian1947
Lisztian1947
Schumannite1947
Berliozian1951
Ravelian1951
Rachmaninovian1952
Hindemithian1954
Mahlerian1955
Mozart-lover1959
Straussian1959
Elgarian1972
Verdian1976
Dvořakian1977
Vivaldian1978
1972 Times 23 Sept. 11/4 Elgarians will also note how he achieves flexibility.
1976 Gramophone Nov. 791/1 My disappointment..lies in the variation which for most Elgarians presents the core of the experience, ‘Nimrod’.
1985 Financial Times 27 June 25/4 Throughout the concert Previn bore himself as a natural Elgarian.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
adj.n.1906