Musicology Annotation << Back To the history of creation and the fi rst performance of music by A.K. Glazunov to drama K.R. "King of the Jews" Dan`ko Larisa G. The article deals with the period of active creative interaction between the composer and the poet K.R. Glazunov (Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov): preparation of the premiere of the mystery drama "The king of the Jews" (1912–1914). For several decades in the Soviet state this outstanding work – a monument of musical and theatrical culture and spiritual searches in the area of artistic trends of the "silver age" was hushed up. Attention to it was revived at the beginning of the XXI century in concert halls, audio recordings and research articles. Having all the qualities of a brilliant musical and theatrical composition with the participation of the choir and Symphony orchestra, it goes beyond the scope of application. Glazunov`s music for the drama of K.R., created at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries, is one of the peaks of the multifaceted creativity of the composer – St. Petersburg. For the first time, previously unknown documentary sources related to the preparation of the premiere of K.R.`s liturgical drama at the Hermitage theatre and Glazunov`s participation in the rehearsal process are introduced into scientific circulation. The "Song Of the disciples of Jesus" and the manuscript copy of the musical fragment of the third act, preserved in the state Central Theatre Museum named after A.A. Bakhrushin, correspond to the key moments of the musical drama of the unique work, apparently the most popular in the concert practice. Keywords: drama-mystery, Grand Duke K. Romanov, rehearsal process, role of music in the play, premiere, first responses, facsimile of A. Glazunov. DOI: 10.25791/musicology.11.2018.249 Contacts: E-mail: danklar@mail.ru Pp. 42-48.