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Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 for Band
Composers:- Elgar, Edward
- Retford, M.J.
- Reed, Alfred
Duration: 6
Description:
The most well-known of the Elgarās six marches, March No. 1 in D was completed in July 1901. Its central melody hails from before these dates, and as Elgar told a friend, āIāve got a tune that will knockāem flatāknockāem flat!ā¦a tune like that comes once in a lifetimeā¦.ā It was premiered in October 1901 in Liverpool and was repeated in London a few days later. The result was sensational and had to be played a third time to restore order to the audience. In the United States, the trio section āLand of Hope and Gloryā is often known simply as āPomp and Circumstanceā or as āThe Graduation Marchā and is played as the processional tune at many high school and college graduation ceremonies. It was first played in 1905 at Yale University, where Elgar had been invited to attend commencement and receive an honorary doctorate of music. This edition for symphony band was transcribed by M.J. Retford and edited and revised by Alfred Reed.