Edward Elgar is a paragon of the valedictory, with his two later concerti, for violin and cello, held up as sterling examples.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference

Why anyone needs to create a bogeyman out of Schoenberg or anyone else to legitimate programming Britten or Elgar is beyond me.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Shadow of the Shadow of Stalin] Reference

The rest of the world, not so much; and Elgar is still often seen as the musical symbol of everything people don't like about the English.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japes and Counterpoint] Reference

She was in that disgusting man-mountain called Elgar!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Swordbearer]

Kelley reprints were carried) and Austrian and libertarian literature with major discounts from publishers such as Elgar and Routledge).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Austrian Economists:] Reference

"You are a coward, Cap'n Helly," Elgar said softly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar hit the manual control of the interrupter unit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

SHORTZ: They are Elgar and Alger, as in Horatio Alger.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Answers Run The Gamut] Reference

So did I, until I realized that the creeper was Elgar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar continued his frantic scramble across the floor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

"Human psychotronic machines, of course," Elgar snapped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

I said reluctantly, "Elgar did drop another nasty hint.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

It whipped off Elgar and threw itself at the Red Brother.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Swordbearer]

"The man called Commander Elgar — do you know who he is?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Before I could sort them out and take aim again, Elgar fired twice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

They bore instructions from Elgar, who wanted the Raftery relieved.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Swordbearer]

I said to Elgar, "Did you know we were here on Cravat all the time?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Seething with renascent fury, I watched Elgar climb into Kofi's van.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar himself, whose sudden rise into deserved fame coincides in time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference

Elgar himself identified these people after he had completed the piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scholar Claims To Have Solved One Of Classical Music's Most Persistent Mysteries] Reference

But if this Elgar is staying at the Luxor, he's nobody to play games with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Sean and I raised Elgar throughout our adolescence, in two different states.    From Wordnik.com.  [mea kitty kulpa] Reference

"They would have picked me up at the broom mothership tomorrow," Elgar said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

"If somebody found a way to bring Elgar back, would you be able to hold him?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar had asked me whether I had told Karl about the Haluk-Galapharma connection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

What, I wonder, would Elgar, former denizen of the house, have made of the scene?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A swell party] Reference

The controller was a lot taller and bulkier than Elgar and made a perfect shield.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar/McGrath rushed to Cravat to make sure that the scheme was properly carried out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar activated the chair's control pad, turned on his heel, and left the hospital room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

And Elgar hinted that there were other secrets to discover that were hidden in the music.    From Wordnik.com.  [Edward Elgar, Britain's Musical Icon, Turns 150] Reference

It's possible that these guys have no connection with Elgar, but I intend to check them out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

But Jake's unexpected gesture assumed that I was going after Elgar and whoever had hired him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

Elgar stood in an aisle space of the densely packed cargo bay, hands clasped on top of his head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

"Stand aside, Commander Elgar," said the Haluk doctor, "so that a preliminary examination can be accomplished.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]

I had never been an official interrogator, but I knew that if I got my hands on Elgar I could probably turn him inside out like a sock.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perseus Spur]