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''The Crown of India'', was a masque, an elaborate theatrical presentation, staged in 1912 to celebrate the visit the preceding December of King George V and Queen Mary to Delhi for their coronation as Emperor and Empress of India. For this masque, the English composer Sir Edward Elgar wrote the music as his Op. 66, with a libretto by Henry Hamilton. The masque consisted of two tableaux: 'The Cities of Ind' and 'Ave Imperator!'. ==Music== The masque was first performed at the Coliseum Theatre in London on 11 March 1912. Elgar composed twelve pieces for contralto, bass, chorus and orchestra: Tableau I: The Cities of Ind *1a Introduction *1b Sacred Measure *2 – Dance of 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.〔'John Company' was the common personification of the British East India 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.〔The cities represented were Agra, Delhi, Calcutta, Benares, Lucknow, Bombay, Madras, Haiderabad, Mysore, Gwalior, Allahabad and Lahore〕 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! 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「The Crown of India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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