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Coronation Ode, Op 44 is a work composed by Edward Elgar for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists, chorus and orchestra, with words by A. C. Benson. It was written for the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902, and dedicated "by Special Permission, to His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII". But the Coronation was postponed〔The coronation was originally scheduled for 26 June 1902, but two days before then the King was diagnosed with appendicitis and had to undergo an emergency life-saving operation: so the coronation was postponed until 9 August.〕 due to the King being ill, so the first performance was not until 2 October 1902 at the Sheffield Festival, by the Sheffield Choir, soloists Agnes Nicholls, Muriel Foster, John Coates and David Ffrangcon Davies, with Elgar conducting. The first London performance was at Covent Garden on 26 October 1902. There are six parts: :I – Introduction: ''"Crown the King"'', for soloists and chorus :II – (a) ''"The Queen"'', for chorus; (b) ''"Daughter of ancient Kings"'', for chorus :III – ''"Britain, ask of thyself"'', for bass soloist and men's chorus :IV – (a) ''"Hark upon the hallowed air"'' for soprano and tenor soloists, followed by (b) ''"Only let the heart be pure"'', for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists :V – ''"Peace, gentle peace"'', for soprano, contralto, tenor and bass soloists and chorus unaccompanied :VI – Finale: ''"Land of hope and glory"'', contralto soloist, with chorus == History == Queen Victoria died in January 1901 and preparations for the coronation of her son King Edward VII were soon under way. Late that year the Covent Garden Grand Opera Syndicate commissioned Elgar to write a work to be premiered at a Royal gala on the eve of the Coronation which was planned for July of the next year. Elgar himself invited A. C. Benson (perhaps at the instance of the King) to provide the libretto: Benson was a musician as well as a writer, and the collaboration was close and successful. The King suggested to Elgar that words could be provided to the ''Trio'' section of the first Pomp and Circumstance March, which he liked: Elgar took up the King's suggestion〔This was despite strong advice to the contrary, notably from his friend August Jaeger〕 and asked Benson to provide words so that the tune could form the climax of the ''Ode''. Elgar began writing in February 1902 and by the end of March he had finished the vocal score, which at that time consisted of parts I, III, IV, V and VI. Benson then realised that there needed to be a song referring to Queen Alexandra, and added ''"Daughter of ancient Kings"'' which Elgar reluctantly placed after ''"Crown the King"'', as he had wanted to follow that with ''"Britain, ask of thyself"''. The publishers, Booseys, realising its popularity, asked Elgar to revise ''"Land of hope and glory"'' so it could be produced as a separate song, and this was in fact sung by Clara Butt with great success at a "Coronation Concert" a week before the ''Ode'' was first performed in London. The work was published for five royal occasions:〔Vocal scores published by Booseys〕 *the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 – ''"Daughter of ancient Kings"'', personal to Queen Alexandra, was only used for this occasion – used parts I, II (b), III, IV (a & b), V and VI *the Coronation of King George V in 1911 – ''"The Queen"'' replaced ''"Daughter of ancient Kings"'', and the prayer ''"Peace, gentle peace"'' was (ominously) omitted – used parts I, II (a), III, IV (a & b) and VI *the Jubilee Edition for King George V in 1935 used parts I, II (a), IV (a & b) and VI only *the Coronation of King George VI in 1937 used parts I, II (a), IV (b) and VI only *the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 – ''"Crown the King"'' became ''"Crown the Queen"'' – used parts I, II (a & b), III, IV (a & b) and VI only 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Coronation Ode」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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