Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in a minor

Composer: ELGAR, Sir Edward

Main page on Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance Marches Op. 39

  • The “Pomp and Circumstance” March no. 2 premiered in 1901, along with March no. 1 from the set.1
  • Pomp and Circumstance no. 2 was dedicated to Elgar’s fellow English composer Granville Bantock 2 (1868-1946). Bantock and Elgar were both conductors and they helped each other by programming each other’s music in their concerts.3

Sources

  1. Diana McVeagh, “Elgar, Sir Edward,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 18, 2019,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000008709.
  2. Richard Smith, “Elgar – His Music: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, op 39,” The Elgar Society, accessed September 18, 2019, http://www.elgar.org/3pomp.htm.
  3. Smith, “Elgar – His Music: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, op 39,” The Elgar Society.

Cut IDs

42731