Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Pomp and Circumstance Marches from 1901 to 1930 (with march no. 6 being finished in 2005 using Elgar's sketches as a basis). Since their publication by Boosey & Co. as Elgar's Op. 39, they have became important pieces of the orchestral repertoire. Each march takes around 5 minutes to be performed, and is dedicated to a particular friend of Elgar's. The five original marches have inspired a number of arrangments for band, and similar pieces, while the sixth was put toghether by Anthony Payne in 2006, based on sketches by Elgar.
Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Pomp and Circumstance Marches from 1901 to 1930 (with march no. 6 being finished in 2005 using Elgar's sketches as a basis). Since their publication by Boosey & Co. as Elgar's Op. 39, they have became important pieces of the orchestral repertoire. Each march takes around 5 minutes to be performed, and is dedicated to a particular friend of Elgar's. The five original marches have inspired a number of arrangments for band, and similar pieces, while the sixth was put toghether by Anthony Payne in 2006, based on sketches by Elgar.