[Ads-l] Nimrod?

Stephen Goranson goranson at DUKE.EDU
Wed Dec 20 16:43:13 UTC 2023


Whenever Nimrod/nimrod began to have pejorative connotations in the US, it seems a safe bet that Elgar wrote Enigma Variations, including (the great) Nimrod, in honor of August Jaeger, without any such hestitation.
sg

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