answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Because he wanted to have it for a very speacial formal osscasion and now its used for qraduations very formal don't you think

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did Edward Elgar write the pomp and circumstance marches?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Music & Radio

Who originally composed Pomp and Circumstance?

In December 1900, British troops fighting in the Transvaal, South Africa suffered many losses when they were attacked at Nooitedacht. This may have inspired Edward Elgar, then a 43-year-old composer living in Malvern Wells in England's West Midlands, to sketch a march melody in D major in his notebook a few weeks later on January 3, 1901. Elgar realized its value immediately. A few days later, he wrote to his friend and publisher, August Jaeger, 'Gosh I've got a tune in my head!' However, he put the sketch aside for the moment, hoping to use it as the main theme for a symphony he has planning to write. In May he told a visitor, 'I've got a tune that will knock 'em--knock 'em flat,' and played the march on his piano. He got down to the serious work of orchestrating it that summer, and it was first performed in Liverpool on October 19, 1901. There are five Pomp and Circumstance marches, the most famous being the first. They were written by Elgar over a period of nearly 30 years and take their title from Act 3 of Shakespeare's 'Othello': 'Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump.../Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war!' When the march had its first London performance at a Proms concert on October 22, the audience response was so enthusiastic that the orchestra played the march again twice, the only double encore for an orchestral piece in Proms history. Elgar visited America in 1903 to receive an honorary degree from Yale University. The band played Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in tribute its composer, and its complex mood--partly triumphant, partly nostalgic--seemed so well suited to a commencement that it was soon being played for American graduations throughout the nation. Elgar eventually did write his symphony. It was first performed in 1908, and it began with a march--that one in A flat. Frank Beck


Which type of concerto did Elgar NOT write?

He did not write the following types of concertos: viola, double bass, oboe, flute, clarinet, harp, and many more instruments. The only concertos that he has written are: Bassoon Concerto, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto.


What did John Philip Sousa write?

John Phillip Sousa mainly wrote marches. He wrote 136 of them earning the title "The March King". He also wrote a waltz, an operetta, a gallop, an oratorio, and some broadway musicals Hope this helped :D


Who inspired john Williams?

Often John Williams' music draws inspiration from music of classical composers. Some of these are: Antonin Dvorak William Walton Erich Wolfgang Korngold Gustav Holst Sergei Prokofiev Igor Stravinsky Bela Bartok Howard Hanson Einojuhani Rautavaara John Williams himself has stated his admiration for Joseph Haydn, Edward Elgar and film composer Bernard Herrmann.


Are jedward left handed or right handed?

Everybody says that when there are twins one of the twins is supposed to be left handed and the other one right handed but I saw some signing videos and the both John and Edward write with the right hand but probably one of them used to be left-handed but was forced in some way to write with the right hand :)So now they are both right-handed :)

Related questions

Who originally composed Pomp and Circumstance?

In December 1900, British troops fighting in the Transvaal, South Africa suffered many losses when they were attacked at Nooitedacht. This may have inspired Edward Elgar, then a 43-year-old composer living in Malvern Wells in England's West Midlands, to sketch a march melody in D major in his notebook a few weeks later on January 3, 1901. Elgar realized its value immediately. A few days later, he wrote to his friend and publisher, August Jaeger, 'Gosh I've got a tune in my head!' However, he put the sketch aside for the moment, hoping to use it as the main theme for a symphony he has planning to write. In May he told a visitor, 'I've got a tune that will knock 'em--knock 'em flat,' and played the march on his piano. He got down to the serious work of orchestrating it that summer, and it was first performed in Liverpool on October 19, 1901. There are five Pomp and Circumstance marches, the most famous being the first. They were written by Elgar over a period of nearly 30 years and take their title from Act 3 of Shakespeare's 'Othello': 'Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump.../Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war!' When the march had its first London performance at a Proms concert on October 22, the audience response was so enthusiastic that the orchestra played the march again twice, the only double encore for an orchestral piece in Proms history. Elgar visited America in 1903 to receive an honorary degree from Yale University. The band played Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in tribute its composer, and its complex mood--partly triumphant, partly nostalgic--seemed so well suited to a commencement that it was soon being played for American graduations throughout the nation. Elgar eventually did write his symphony. It was first performed in 1908, and it began with a march--that one in A flat. Frank Beck


What circumstance you brings you today?

learn to speak and write english


How do you write Edward in different languages?

Edward


How do you write the name Edward in Greek?

Edward = Εδουάρδος , ΕΔΟΥΑΡΔΟΣ


What he write edward Jenner after he died?

stuff


How do you write a short sentence with the word circumstances?

His arrival was a happy circumstance. He always adapted easily to new circumstances.


How do you make a sentence for saved?

'saved' is a verb so you think about a circumstance in which this verb could be used then write this down.


What has the author Edward S Gilfillan written?

Edward S. Gilfillan has written: 'How to write love letters'


Which type of concerto did Elgar NOT write?

He did not write the following types of concertos: viola, double bass, oboe, flute, clarinet, harp, and many more instruments. The only concertos that he has written are: Bassoon Concerto, Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto.


What is Edward Irving Wortis's favorite book?

edward's beliefs is that any body can write, even if they have disabileties, because avi had problems too! edward's beliefs is that any body can write, even if they have disabileties, because avi had problems too! edward's beliefs is that any body can write, even if they have disabileties, because avi had problems too! edward's beliefs is that any body can write, even if they have disabileties, because avi had problems too!


What play did edward albee write that starts with a z?

Edward Albee wrote The Zoo Story. It was his first play.


What part of the face did edward lear write about?

bob marley