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The Dream of Gerontius (oratorio)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(oratorio)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Classic_FM_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:basedOn
gptkb:The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem)
gptkbp:character
gptkb:The_Priest
gptkb:Gerontius
gptkb:The_Angel
gptkb:The_Angel_of_the_Agony
gptkbp:composer
gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dedicatedTo
gptkb:August_Jaeger
gptkbp:duration
about 95 minutes
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:choral_music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The Dream of Gerontius (oratorio)
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:librettist
gptkb:John_Henry_Newman
gptkbp:movement
7 sections
gptkbp:notableAria
gptkb:Praise_to_the_Holiest_in_the_Height
Sanctus fortis
gptkbp:notablePerformer
gptkb:Sir_John_Barbirolli
gptkb:Sir_Adrian_Boult
gptkbp:notableRecording
EMI 1965 recording
gptkbp:premiereDate
1900-10-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation
gptkb:Birmingham_Town_Hall
gptkbp:publisher
gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:scoredFor
soloists, chorus, orchestra, organ
gptkbp:structure
two parts
gptkbp:subject
death and afterlife
gptkbp:theme
Catholic theology
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Angel_of_the_Agony
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7