"Pomp and Circumstance" is traditionally played during the processional at graduations and formal ceremonies. It accompanies the entrance of graduates and dignitaries as they walk to their seats. The piece is often associated with the celebratory atmosphere of these events, marking the beginning of the ceremony.
Introduction for the processional march to a graduation is called Pomp and Circumstance. This is a traditional march that is played at most graduations.
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba may be played as either the processional or recessional for a wedding. On a personal note, I find it a very fitting song to be played as the processional. For added effect, commence the song the moment the doors are opened and the bride is seen.
It is the postlude; sometimes it is called the recessional.
The recessional music was Walton's Crown Imperial.
Mendelssohn's Wedding March is significant in wedding ceremonies because it is a traditional and popular piece of music often played during the processional or recessional. Its joyful and celebratory melody has become synonymous with weddings, symbolizing love, happiness, and the beginning of a new chapter in a couple's life.
Music played during graduation ceremonies. * Pomp and Circumstance Marches - in the United States * Auld Lang Syne - in Taiwan and Philippines * Hotaru no hikari - in Japan. Uses the same tune as "Auld Lang Syne." * Aogeba tōtoshi - in Japan See the Related Link.
In my church, JOy to the World! was the traditional, and wide-open recessional number- indeed recessional- and played-out to the max!
An excellent question. What is played at graduation ceremonies is actually the trio (middle section) of Pomp and Circumstance #1 by Edward Elgar. The beginning and end are much livelier. I suspect it became so popular for graduations because it is relatively easy to play, and it is beautifully solemn.
Lately, it's been used alot at Weddings as an entrance processional.
"Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar.
Lombardi Trophy Processional
It was ' Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 4 in G'.