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Newman and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius
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Newman and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

Composed in 1900, a decade after the Cardinal’s death, Elgar’s Gerontius is not a collaboration but a new interpretation. What, then, did Newman’s poem mean to Elgar, and how did the composer articulate Newman’s vision musically?

Joanna Bullivant
Joanna Bullivant
November 02, 2020
5 min
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National Institute for Newman Studies

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