Shakespeare's Kingdom
{{short description|1924 poem by Alfred Noyes set to music by Edward Elgar}}
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"Shakespeare's Kingdom" is a poem written by Alfred Noyes and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar. It was one of the songs (also known as the "Pageant of Empire") written to be performed in the Pageant of Empire at the British Empire Exhibition on 21 July 1924.{{cite book |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Kennedy (music critic) |date=1987 |title= Portrait of Elgar |edition=Third |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=181, 356 |isbn=0-19-284017-7}}{{cite book |last=Moore |first=Jerrold Northrop |author-link=Jerrold Northrop Moore |date=1984 |title=Edward Elgar: A Creative Life |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=768 |isbn=0-19-315447-1}}
The song is about the English poet, William Shakespeare, describing his arrival in London.
References
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- Foreman, Lewis (ed.),"Oh, My Horses! Elgar and the Great War", Elgar Editions, Rickmansworth, 2001 {{ISBN|0-9537082-3-3}}
- Richards, Jeffrey "Imperialism and Music: Britain 1876-1953" (Manchester University Press, 2002) {{ISBN|0-7190-4506-1}}
External links
- {{IMSLP2|work=The Pageant of Empire (Elgar, Edward)|cname=Shakespeare's Kingdom (Elgar)}}
- [http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shakespeare-s-kingdom/ Poemhunter.com] Shakespeare's Kingdom by Alfred Noyes
- [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.mus-an11715250-s7-v Digital Collections] Shakespeare's Kingdom
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Category:Songs by Edward Elgar