One of his Enigma Variations was inspired by a bulldog named Dan falling into the River Wye at Hereford, and the dog is similarly honoured with a wooden statue beside the river.

Norrington caused controversy during the 2008 Proms season by conducting Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, and the Last Night of the Proms, in non-vibrato style, which he calls pure tone.

Variations on an Original Theme for orchestra (" Enigma "), Op.

36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, is a set of a theme and its fourteen variations written for orchestra by Edward Elgar in 1898 – 1899.

Elgar eventually expanded and orchestrated these improvisations into the Enigma Variations.

: Theme of Enigma Variations

The pianist Joseph Cooper proposed the theory that the theme may be based on part of Mozart's " Prague " Symphony, which was on the programme at the " Enigma " Variations ' premiere in 1899.

Edwards wrote, " In connection with these much discussed Variations, Mr Elgar tells us that the heading Enigma is justified by the fact that it is possible to add another phrase, which is quite familiar, above the original theme that he has written.

The real theme of the Enigma Variations which is present everywhere throughout the work in different shapes, is rather short: it consists of only nine notes ( the first nine notes of Nimrod with added crotchet rests ) on the rhythm of Edward Elgar ’ s own name (" short-short-long-long ", and the reverse of it, " long-long-short-short " and an endnote ).

He composed his “ Elgar-theme ” as a countermelody to the beginning of the mysterious “ principal Theme ” which is “ not played ” in the Enigma Variations.

By doing so, the artist triumphs over depression and discouragement in the Finale, " E. D. U. " So, like some works of Elgar ’ s contemporaries Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler, the Enigma Variations are about the artist himself: ( almost ) all the themes of the work are in fact derived from the ‘ Elgar theme ’.

Elgar wrote his Enigma Variations in the year following the Indiana Pi Bill of 1897, and noted in 1910 that the work was “ commenced in a spirit of humour ”.

Frederick Ashton's ballet Enigma Variations ( My Friends Pictured Within ) is choreographed to Elgar's score with the exception of the finale, which uses Elgar's original shorter ending ( see above ), transcribed from the manuscript by John Lanchbery.

The Enigma Variations inspired a drama in the form of a dialogue – original title " Variations Énigmatiques " ( 1996 ) – by the French dramatist Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.

The subjects of the Enigma Variations as portrayed in contemporary photographs and Elgar's manuscript.

Elgar's Enigma Variations.

* Piano adaptation of Enigma Variations in MIDI file ( 104KB ) The theme and its 14 variations are located at ca.

* John Pickard, " Variations on an Original Theme (‘ Enigma ’) ( 1898 – 9 )" from BBC Radio 3

* Discovering Music Enigma Variations (. ram file )

* Leonard Slatkin introduced Elgar's Enigma Variations from BBC Proms 1995

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Edward Elgar attempts to use the timpani to imitate the engine of an ocean liner in his " Enigma " Variations by requesting the timpanist play a soft roll with snare drum sticks.

These include accounts of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony and Elgar's Enigma Variations.

The series has been criticized for its poor depiction of pantheist and universalist beliefs via its fictional Enigma Babylon One World Faith, which has overtones of Hinduism and Buddhism.

The term " Ultra " has often been used almost synonymously with " Enigma decrypts ".

Former Bletchley Park mathematician-cryptologist Gordon Welchman has written: " Ultra would never have gotten off the ground if we had not learned from the Poles, in the nick of time, the details both of the German military Enigma machine, and of the operating procedures that were in use.

Right before boarders arrive, Tyler has Rabbit fire a shot from the deck gun right into the ship's radio tower, preventing the destroyer from reporting that the Enigma code has been compromised, and dives underneath her.

* Robert Harris has written four historical novels so far: Enigma, which is set during World War II As well as Pompeii, Imperium and Lustrum, which are set in Ancient Rome.

Speculation by historians has also centred on whether the British code breakers had decrypted several top secret Enigma messages that detailed the assassination plan.

Of the musical themes suggested as the Enigma, one of the most frequently proposed is the Scottish song " Auld Lang Syne ", which has been favoured by Elgar's friend Richard Powell ( husband of Dorabella ), the musicologist Roger Fiske, and the writer Eric Sams.

The Tree Trunk Restaurant ( owned by Bobby Rowan former senator of Georgia ) is its only restaurant, and it has 3 gas stations-the Quick Stop # 2 (# 1 is in Brookfield ) and the Enigma Market which is also a mini grocery store and the Express it, and all three are located on Highway 82.

The town has a nightclub called Enigma.

One of the most famous programs, because it has never been definitively identified, is the secret non-musical idea or theme-the " Enigma "-which underlies Edward Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme ( Enigma ) of 1899.

The open source Enigma has been praised in reviews.

However, Enigma is a single-player game so the game includes a Yin-Yang item that is automatically added to the players inventory when the level is started or located somewhere around the level which the player has to find.

At the story's conclusion in Batman # 712, once Enigma has served her purpose the Riddler asks her " What's purple and green and bleeds profusely?

He later has the right half of his face burned by Ultraman, leading him to don a half-face and temporarily take on the name " Enigma ".

Carla Glori in December 2011 has published her book " Enigma Leonardo: decifrazioni e scoperte " where the background of the portrait has been identified as the landscape of Bobbio.

" Penetralia " was resumed in the February 1910 issue, when The Eastern Enigma began monthly publication, and has continued to appear ever since.

On the organization's name change, the magazine was retitled " The Enigma "; it continues to be published monthly and has now reached over 1200 issues.

The NPL has also published several editions of Guide to The Enigma ( formerly Key to Puzzledom ); a mini-sample of the puzzles in The Enigma, available free to prospective members from the editor ; a member directory ; and book compilations of hard cryptograms and cryptic crosswords.