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Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 is sometimes known simply as “the graduation song” and is irrevocably associated with graduation ceremonies.
(In 1902 it was modified for the Land of Hope and Glory section of the Coronation Ode for King Edward VII.) In USA March No. 1 is the graduation song. It was first played at a graduation ceremony on June 28, 1905, at Yale University, where the Professor of Music invited his friend Elgar to attend commencement and receive an honorary Doctorate of Music. The graduates and officials marched out to Pomp and Circumstance March No1. The impression that the work had on the assembled audience led to its gradual adoption by other prestigious American universities: Princeton in 1907, Chicago in 1908, Columbia in 1913, Vassar in 1916 and Rutgers in 1918. By the mid-1920s it was being performed by many others, and today it is heard at graduation ceremonies throughout the country, both at colleges and at high schools. The Graduation Song seems to have a triumphant feel mixed with nostalgia. A perfect fitting for a commencement that marks the end of one journey and the start of another. Pomp and Circumstance - The title is taken from Act III of Shakespeare's Othello:
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!".
Below you'll find links to the easy piano arrangement of "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1. With the words you can arrange your own graduation song. Funnily enough the lyrics are almost unknown, but if you are interested then here they are:
Land of Hope and Glory, Thy fame is ancient as the days,
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Graduation Song TriviaPomp and Circumstance, the gaduation song, was the signature tune for the entrance of New York Yankees relief pitcher Sparky Lee into ballgames. Harry Houdini the legendary magician and escapologist used the the graduation march as his entrance theme. Elgar himself conducted four recorded performances of Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (the graduation song). The first was during his second acoustic recording session, on 26 June 1914. Elgar’s first complete recording took place during his first session with the new electrical recording system, on 27 April 1926 at the Queen’s Hall. On 12 November 1931, Elgar performed the trio by itself with the London Symphony Orchestra for the opening of EMI’s Abbey Road studios. On 7 October 1932, Elgar re-recorded the first two marches with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Kingsway Hall for a special Christmas release that year.
The 1914 recording of the graduation song is still available on CD (CDS 9951/5).
(Source: Wikipedia and Elgar.org)
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