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ELGAR EDWARD: (1857-1934) English composer. A.N.S., with his initials EE, one page ...
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ELGAR EDWARD: (1857-1934) English composer. A.N.S., with his initials EE, one page, 4to, Kempsey, Worcester, n.d. (´Sunday morning´), in full, ´How about a glass of sherry at 6.30?´. Elgar has penned the name of the recipient, Everett Kirkby, to the verso. Together with two autograph envelopes, unsigned, in the hand of Elgar, both addressed to Mr. Everard Kirkby at Napleton Farm, Kempsey, Worcester, and post marked 1929 and 1932 (the former bearing the remnants of a red wax seal to the verso). Some overall creasing, staining and a few small tears to the edges, FR to about G, 3
Kempsey, a village in the Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, was home to Elgar from 1923 to 1927 during which time he was made Master of the King´s Musick. While living in the village, the composer became friends with Everard Kirkby, who farmed in Napleton. Elgar, who liked to talk of country matters, would often call on Kirkby for a chat, sometimes in the company of other famous individuals including George Bernard Shaw.
