To mark the coronation of Edward VII, Elgar was commissioned to set A. C. Benson's Coronation Ode for a gala concert at the Royal Opera House in June 1901.
Con motivo da coroación de Eduardo VII, pedíuselle a Elgar que agregase a Coronation Ode de A. C. Benson para un concerto de gala na Royal Opera House en xuño de 1901.