The term FALSTAFF COMPOSER refers to two famous composers, Giuseppe Verdi and Edward Elgar. Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian composer who wrote operas such as La Traviata and Rigoletto. He is considered one of the greatest opera composers of all time. Edward Elgar was an English composer who wrote works such as the Enigma Variations and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches. He is considered one of the most important British composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.