The Crown of India, Op.66 (Elgar, Edward)

		Movements/Sections 12 pieces in 2 tableaux Composition Year 1911-12 Genre Categories Incidental music; Stage Works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language

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• Recordings (6)

Recordings

Suite, Op.66a

For Orchestra (Composer)

 5. March of the Mogul Emperors - Incomplete
*#93103 - 2.03MB - 1:28 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - - !N/!N/!N - 971x⇩

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Carolus (2011/2/16)

Performer Pages:

DuPage Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)

Publisher Info.:

DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Recorded 5 February 2005. From Internet archive .
The recording breaks off in the middle. --Ralph Theo Misch 23:25, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

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For Military Band (Winterbottom)

 1. Introduction and Dance of the Nautch Girls
*#103861 - 6.42MB - 4:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 359x⇩

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Carolus (2011/6/2)

 2. Menuetto
*#103862 - 2.56MB - 2:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 165x⇩

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Carolus (2011/6/2)

 3. Warriors' Dance
*#103863 - 2.74MB - 2:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 167x⇩

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Carolus (2011/6/2)

 4. Intermezzo
*#103864 - 4.43MB - 3:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 143x⇩

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Carolus (2011/6/2)

 5. March of the Mogul Emperors
*#103865 - 5.23MB - 3:48 -  8.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - - !N/!N/!N - 282x⇩

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Carolus (2011/6/2)

Performer Pages:

United States Marine Band (Band)

Performers:

Col. Michael J. Colburn (conductor)

Publisher Info.:

Land of Hope and Glory
Washington, DC: United States Marine Band

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

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CD booklet

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General Information

Work Title	The Crown of India, Op.66
Alternative Title

Composer	Elgar, Edward
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.66, Op.66a
Movements/Sections	Masque – 12 pieces Tableau I. The Cities of Ind 1a. Introduction 1b. Sacred Measure 2. Dance of the Nautch Girls 2a. India greets her Cities 3. Song (Agra): "Hail, Immemorial Ind!" (The Homage of Ind) 3a. Entrance of Calcutta India: "Welcome Calcutta!" 3b. Entrance of Delhi Delhi: "Stop! That place is mine" 4a. Introduction 4b. March of the Mogul Emperors India: "Illustrious Emperors!" 5. Entrance of 'John Company' Calcutta: "Good John Company, reply" 5a. Entrance of St. George India: "Calcutta, Delhi, give your quarrel pause" 6. Song (St. George): "The Rule of England" 7. Interlude Tableau II. Ave Imperator! 8a. Introduction 8b. Warriors' Dance 9. The Cities of Ind India: "Hail festal hour from out the ages drawn" 10. March: 'The Crown of India' India: 'Incessu patuit Imperator' 10a. The Homage of Ind 11. The Crowning of Delhi 12. Ave Imperator! Orchestral Suite – 5 pieces (Op.66a) 1. Introduction (1a) and Dance of the Nautch Girls (2) 2. Menuetto = Entrance of 'John Company' (5) 3. Warriors' Dance (8b) 4. Intermezzo (added for suite) 5. March of the Mogul Emperors (4b)
Year/Date of Composition	1911-12
First Performance	1912-03-11 – (Masque) London: Coliseum Theatre. Soli, chorus and orchestra. Edward Elgar, conductor 1912-09-11 – (Suite) Hereford Festival. London Symphony Orchestra. Edward Elgar, conductor
First Publication	1912 - London: Novello
Language	English
Average Duration	60 minutes – (Masque) 18 minutes – (Suite)
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Masque – Vocal soli and Mixed chorus with Orchestra Orchestral Suite, Op.66a – Orchestra piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, percussion, harp, string orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Elgar Society
Extra Information	The only score published for the complete masque was a vocal score arranged by Elgar's friend Hugh Blair. The orchestral parts were apparently destroyed in the 1960s. In 2007 the Elgar Society commissioned the composer Anthony Payne to complete the orchestration of the music, using Elgar's own orchestrations of the movements used in the suite.