Steve Schwartz writes:

>A partial listing of incredible British composers (and a few very very
>good ones) includes: ...

How about - oh, yes, Elgar?

Hard to leave off the composer of the two (three?) wonderful symphonies,
the violin and cello concerti, Enigma Variations, Falstaff, Sea Pictures,
and lot's of other stuff, some very light, but very nice.  I am partial to
The Starlight Express.

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University