The King's Way The King's Way ”The King’s Way” is a poem set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1909. The words were written by his wife, Caroline Alice Elgar. Elgar employs the melody of the "Trio" (central section) from the Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4, which he had composed two years earlier. This first occurs at the words ""The newest street in London town,/ Who'll pace it up and pace it down?"" The song was written on 27 December 1909 to celebrate the opening of London's Kingsway, a wide street in central London connecting High Holborn to the
Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini) Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini) Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, MS 60, is a concerto written by Niccolò Paganini composed in the fall of 1829. This concerto was first performed in Germany, where it had been composed while Paganini was touring there. The "official" premiere was in Frankfurt am Main 26 April 1830. Spohr said the recently composed work "alternately charms and repels" and was a mix of "genius, childishness, and lack of taste." Paganini closely guarded the manuscript, taking it with him on his travels. The orchestral score was bought by a paper dealer in 1936 from