The Apostles

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The Apostles is a large-scale oratorio by Edward Elgar that dramatizes the lives and spiritual struggles of Christ’s disciples, noted for its rich orchestration and choral writing.

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instanceOf oratorio ⓘ
composer Edward Elgar ⓘ
composerNationality British ⓘ
compositionPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Edward Elgar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
duration approximately 110 minutes ⓘ
followsInElgarSacredTrilogy The Dream of Gerontius ⓘ
genre oratorio ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
hasCharacter Jesus Christ ⓘ
John ⓘ
Judas Iscariot ⓘ
Mary Magdalene ⓘ
Peter ⓘ
hasMovement Part I ⓘ
Part II ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notedFor complex choral writing ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
numberOfParts 2 ⓘ
precedesInElgarSacredTrilogy The Kingdom ⓘ
premiereDate 1903-10-14 ⓘ
premiereFestival Birmingham Triennial Music Festival ⓘ
premierePlace Birmingham, England ⓘ
publisher Novello & Co. ⓘ
scoring chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
structure two-part oratorio ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
subject lives of the apostles of Christ ⓘ
spiritual struggles of Christ’s disciples ⓘ
textCompiler Edward Elgar ⓘ
textSource Bible ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
theme betrayal and redemption ⓘ
calling of the apostles ⓘ
mission of the early Church ⓘ
workNumberInElgarCatalogue Op. 49 ⓘ

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Edward Elgar → notableWork → The Apostles ⓘ
The Kingdom → follows → The Apostles ⓘ
The Kingdom → sharesThemeWith → The Apostles ⓘ