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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The Kingdom canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio
basedOn New Testament
catalogueNumber Op. 51
composer Edward Elgar
conductorAtPremiere Edward Elgar
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
follows The Apostles
genre choral music
sacred music
hasCharacter Apostles
James
John
Mary Magdalene
Mary the mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary

Peter
hasMovement “At the Beautiful Gate”
“Pentecost”
linked to: Pentecost

“The Lord’s Prayer”
linked to: Lord’s Prayer

“The Sign of Healing”
“The Upper Room”
linked to: Upper Room
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
period Romantic era
premiereFestival Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
premiereLocation Birmingham, England
religiousTextSource Acts of the Apostles
Gospels
Old Testament selections
religiousTheme coming of the Holy Spirit
growth of the Christian Church
scoredFor chorus
orchestra
soloists
sharesThemeWith The Apostles
structure prologue and four parts
style late Romantic
subject Apostles
Pentecost
early Christian Church
linked to: Early Christians

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.