The Dream of Gerontius (Elgar)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(Elgar)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:choral_music
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Henry_Newman
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem)
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Priest
gptkb:Gerontius
gptkb:The_Angel
gptkb:The_Angel_of_the_Agony
Chorus of Angelicals
Chorus of Demons
Chorus of Souls in Purgatory
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:criticalReception initially mixed
now highly regarded
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:August_Jaeger
gptkb:William_Meath_Baker
gptkbp:duration about 95 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Hans_Richter
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:hasChorus SATB
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Dream of Gerontius (Elgar)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:libretto adapted by Edward Elgar
gptkbp:movement 2
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Praise_to_the_Holiest_in_the_Height
Angel's Farewell
Sanctus fortis
gptkbp:notableFor considered Elgar's choral masterpiece
gptkbp:notablePerformance Three Choirs Festival
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Sir_John_Barbirolli
gptkb:Benjamin_Britten
gptkb:Sir_Adrian_Boult
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:EMI_1965_Barbirolli_recording
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 38
gptkbp:premiereDate 1900-10-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Birmingham_Town_Hall
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
gptkbp:soloists gptkb:bass_guitar
soprano
gptkbp:structure two parts
gptkbp:subject death and afterlife
soul of Gerontius
gptkbp:theme Catholic theology
soul's journey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7