MAM: More Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 is probably Elgar's best known work - especially to those of us who have played in the band for a graduation. ;-) The title of the work comes from Shakespeare's Othello:
The spirit-stirring drum, th'ear-piercing fife,
The royal banner, and all quality,
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!"
I admit to liking this version from Fantasia 2000, depicting Noah's Ark and starring Donald Duck. It incorporates the first four marches of Pomp and Circumstance:
And we cannot forget this delightful recording of Elgar himself conducting the first march. His words to the orchestra beforehand: "Morning, gentlemen. Glad to see you all. Very light programme this morning. Please play this tune as though you've never heard it before."
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Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 is probably Elgar's best known work - especially to those of us who have played in the band for a graduation. ;-)
"Familiar" doesn't quite reach the width and depth of my feelings toward that piece. Remember, I played it for three years of graduation in high school, and five years in college. About a hundred times through, each year. Or at least it seems that way...
I take it that the way you feel towards that piece is the way cellists feel towards Canon in D.
I really enjoyed looking at both of these pieces. I had forgotten about Fantasia 2000 & I had never seen the other one. Lovely!