The first time this music was played at a graduation ceremony was at Yale University when Sir Edward Elgar (who composed this piece) visited America and was given an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 1905 by Yale, ever since then it's been adopted by Universities across America as the official graduation ceremony music. The piece was originally titled "March of Pomp and Circumstance No1" and was one of a series of 6 pieces. It was later turned into the patriotic song "Land of Hope & Glory".
@cjcjx1@cjcjx1 Yes indeed, the words were added later to the music. "Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet" The song was meant to embody the sense of national pride in the British Empire, which was at the turn of the 20th century, at the height of its power.
Thine land of hope and glory, i salute to thee.
startrekwarsmixguy 2 months ago
r.i.p randy savage 1952-2011
jesussantiago982YAHO 8 months ago
rip savage.
AlexanderPLong 9 months ago 2
Proud To Be British! give this a try later
startrekwarsmixguy 1 year ago
The first time this music was played at a graduation ceremony was at Yale University when Sir Edward Elgar (who composed this piece) visited America and was given an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 1905 by Yale, ever since then it's been adopted by Universities across America as the official graduation ceremony music. The piece was originally titled "March of Pomp and Circumstance No1" and was one of a series of 6 pieces. It was later turned into the patriotic song "Land of Hope & Glory".
xenbay 1 year ago
Last night of the proms in the albert hall
Zelda123aran 1 year ago
Im going to hear that song in the end of this school year ^_^' sounds nice
1just12comment 1 year ago
Really? I never got to hear it... until now, of course.
IvoryAurora 1 year ago
This also used to be the Macho Man Randy Savage's theme song back in the old golden days of the WWE
crazyjosiah 1 year ago
isnt this the same song as land of hope and glory
cjcjx1 1 year ago
@cjcjx1 Yes, it is.
blastissimo218 1 year ago
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xenbay 1 year ago
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@cjcjx1 @cjcjx1 Yes indeed, the words were added later to the music. "Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet" The song was meant to embody the sense of national pride in the British Empire, which was at the turn of the 20th century, at the height of its power.
xenbay 1 year ago