Editing Enigma Variations (section)

==Subsequent history==
Elgar himself quoted many of his own works, including "Nimrod" (Variation IX), in his choral piece of 1912, ''[[The Music Makers (Elgar)|The Music Makers]]''. On 24 May 1912 Elgar conducted a performance of the ''Variations'' at a Memorial Concert in aid of the family survivors of musicians who had been lost in the [[Sinking of the Titanic|Titanic disaster]].{{sfn|Moore|1984|p=634}}

There is some speculation that the [[Enigma machine]] employed extensively by [[Nazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] was named after Elgar's ''Enigma Variations''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-05-03|title=Has a Cleveland policeman cracked the secret of Elgar's ''Enigma Variations''?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2017/may/03/has-a-cleveland-policeman-cracked-the-secret-of-elgars-enigma-variations|access-date=2021-04-16|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>{{Dubious|date=April 2021|reason=See discussion at [[Talk:Enigma machine#Name from Elgar's Enigma Variations?]]}}

[[Frederick Ashton]]'s ballet ''[[Enigma Variations (ballet)|Enigma Variations (My Friends Pictured Within)]]'' is choreographed to Elgar's score with the exception of the finale, which uses Elgar's original shorter ending (see above), transcribed from the manuscript by [[John Lanchbery]]. The ballet, which depicts the friends and Elgar as he awaits Richter's decision about conducting the premiere, received its first performance on 25 October 1968 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.<ref>Lanchbery J. Enigma Variations, in Royal Opera House programme, 1984.</ref>

The acclaimed 1974 television play ''[[Penda's Fen]]'' includes a scene where the young protagonist has a vision of an aged Elgar who whispers to him the "solution" to the Enigma, occasioning astonishment on the face of the recipient. A solution to the Enigma also features in Peter Sutton's 2007 play ''Elgar and Alice''.

Elgar suggested that in case the ''Variations'' were to be a ballet the Enigma would have to be represented by "a veiled dancer". Elgar's remark suggested that the Enigma in fact pictured "a friend", just like the variations. His use of the word "veiled" possibly indicates that it was a female character.

The ''Enigma Variations'' inspired a drama in the form of a dialogue – original title ''Variations Énigmatiques'' (1996) – by the French dramatist [[Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt]].

The 2017 film ''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'' features adapted versions of Elgar's Variation IX (Nimrod), the primary adaptation given the name "Variation 15" on the soundtrack in honor of its inspiration.