The Kingdom
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The Kingdom is an oratorio by English composer Edward Elgar that continues the religious and musical themes of his earlier work The Apostles.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 51 ⓘ |
| composer | Edward Elgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Edward Elgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | The Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Apostles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James NERFINISHED ⓘ John NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary the mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
“At the Beautiful Gate”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Pentecost” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Lord’s Prayer” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Sign of Healing” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Upper Room” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ Prologue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex choral writing
ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ thematic links to The Apostles ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Elgar’s oratorio trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereFestival | Birmingham Triennial Music Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTextSource |
Acts of the Apostles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament selections ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
coming of the Holy Spirit
ⓘ
growth of the Christian Church ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| sharesThemeWith | The Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and four parts ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
Apostles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pentecost NERFINISHED ⓘ early Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.