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Sir '''Edward Elgar''' (
After his death in 1934, his work mostly disappeared from view. However, in recent years he has been increasing in popularity internationally, yet still remains most popular in Britain.
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As something of a side note, he was an avid cryptography buff and left behind a cypher which remains unbroken to this day.
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* [[British Footy Teams]]: Elgar supported Wolverhampton Wanderers, and often cycled from Malvern to Wolverhampton to watch their games. He wrote the first known football chant, "He Banged the Leather for Goal".
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Elgar was actually quite lazy, and had to be encouraged to write by his wife, Alice.
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* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: Several of Elgar’s works have ended up being used here
* [[Self-Made Man]]: The son of a tradesman and a self-taught musician, ended up a Knight and Master of the Kings’ Musick.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Elgar did research into [[
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