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.

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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

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Edward Elgar notableWork The Kingdom