Description of the attraction
Edward Elgar is a famous British composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his orchestral works, but he is also the author of many oratorios, symphonies, chamber music, instrumental concerts and songs.
Edward Elgar was born near the city of Worcester, in the village of Lower Brodheath. Two years after his birth, the Elgar family moved to Worcester, where his father had a record store.
The small village house became a museum in 1934, immediately after the death of the great composer. Elgar was very fond of this house and throughout his life he came here many times and spent a lot of time here. Shortly before his death, he expressed his wish to his daughter that if any memorial was erected in his honor, let it be at the house in Brodheath.
The house-museum contains a unique collection of documents, manuscripts, photographs and personal belongings of the composer. On them you can trace Elgar's whole life, his childhood and youth, his marriage and family life, his travels and hobbies. Elgar traveled a lot in Europe, was in America. His favorite leisure activities were golfing and cycling.
Many materials stored in the museum are of great value to researchers of the composer's life, historians and specialists in the history of music. In the research center at the museum, scientists can get all these materials at their disposal.
Museum visitors also enjoy spending time in the garden, which has been restored according to drawings from the time when the Elgar family lived here with their children.
