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Elgar lights up?
Synopsis On today’s date in 1919, British composer Edward Elgar finished a work he labeled jokingly as his Opus 1001 — a 50-second Smoking Cantata , intended, according to the manuscript score, as “an edifying, allegoric...
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Elgar lights up? is an episode from Composers Datebook by American Public Media. Synopsis On today’s date in 1919, British composer Edward Elgar finished a work he labeled jokingly as his Opus 1001 — a 50-second Smoking Cantata , intended,...
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Published Jul 10, 2026, 00:02:00 long, audio available.
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