The Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, in Birmingham, England, founded in 1784, was the longest-running classical music festival of its kind. It last took place in 1912.
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival, Town Hall 1845
The Theatre Royal Birmingham in 1780
Birmingham Town Hall
Mendelssohn's 1840 sketch, showing scenes from Birmingham, including the Town Hall (top centre), and Dover
Edward Elgar
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Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orches
Elgar, c. 1900
Elgar's birthplace, The Firs, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire
Elgar's parents, William and Ann Elgar
Edward and Alice Elgar, c. 1891