The Crown of India
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!".
Movements
- Interlude
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 1a. Introduction
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 1b. Sacred measure
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 2. Dance of Nautch Girls
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 2a. India greets her Cities
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 3. Hail, Immemorial India! (Agra)
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 3a. Entrance of Calcutta
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 3b. Entrance of Delhi
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 4a. Introduction
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 4b. March of the Mogul Emperors
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 5. Entrance of John Company
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 5a. Entrance of St. George
- Tableau I "The Cities of Ind". No. 6. The Rule of England (St. George)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 10. March, The Crown of India (Chorus)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 10a. The Homage of Ind (Agra, Chorus)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 10a. The Homage of Ind (India)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 11. The Crowning of Delhi (Chorus)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 12. Ave Imperator! (Chorus)
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 8a. Introduction
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 8b. Warriors' Dance
- Tableau II "Ave Imperator". No. 9. The Cities of Ind