The Pomp and Circumstance Marches are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar, together with a sixth march created from sketches. The marches were dedicated to his friends including composer Granville Bantock and organists George Robertson Sinclair, Ivor Atkins and Percy Hull.

In the Military Band, it would be customary for the the tenor (E) and baritone (B) parts to be played by alto and tenor saxophones. The text "Land of Hope and Glory" by Arthur C. Benson added to the music by Edward Elgar. The choir part does not belong to the composition originally.

这组乐曲的英文标题为 ”Pomp and Circumstance”，出自莎士比亚的 《奥赛罗》 第三幕中一段话：“Pride,pomp, and circumstance of the glorious war”。 在该曲的总谱上，埃尔加引用了诗歌 《荣耀的进军》 （The March of Glory）中的一段诗句作为主题句。

Sir Edward ElgarPomp and Circumstance March No. 1The Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Sir Edward...

May 15, 2020 · Although you may not realize that it was first composed as a military march, you’ll instantly recognize one of Sir Edward Elgar’s most popular works, "Pomp and Circumstance," March No. 1 in D. Especially the nearly two-minute middle section so …

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Elgar's first five Pomp and Circumstance Marches make a wonderfully diverse set of pieces, yet the name, and the shared structure of alternating scherzo and trio sections, identify these five marches as a single work. Their publication dates from different times in the composer's career, ranging from 1901 to 1930, but these dates are somewhat ...

The D major march became the first in a series of five marches that Elgar named Pomp and Circumstance, taking their title from a speech in Act 3 of Shakespeare�s Othello: Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!

Elgar himself conducted four recorded performances of Pomp and Circumstance March No.1. The first was during his second acoustic recording session, on 26 June 1914, just weeks before the start of the Great War. The march was severely cut to a timing of just over four minutes and began with the trio tune so that none of its passages were cut.

Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op.39 (Elgar, Edward) This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from the collection here. For arrangements, new editions, etc. see (or create) separate pages for individual works linked in the General Information section below.