Pomp and Circumstance Marches

E189631

concert marches orchestral work series

The "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" are a series of ceremonial orchestral marches by Edward Elgar, best known for their use at graduations and state occasions.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches	8
Pomp and Circumstance Marches canonical	7
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1	4
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major	3
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4	3
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor	2
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3	2
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor	2
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5	2
Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1	1
Pomp and Circumstance	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, No. 1	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39, No. 2	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39, No. 3	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39, No. 4	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39, No. 5	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 in G minor	1
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 in G minor, Op. 39, No. 6	1
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 2	1
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 4	1
Pomp and Circumstance Military March No. 5	1
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39	1
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39, No. 1	1
Pomp and Circumstances	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1672740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pomp and Circumstance Marches
Context triple: [Prom at the Palace, notableWorkPerformed, Pomp and Circumstance Marches]

A. Taps
Taps is a 1981 American drama film about military academy cadets who take extreme measures to prevent their school’s closure, featuring an early prominent role by Timothy Hutton.
B. The Wedding March
The Wedding March is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, noted for its lavish production and tragic love story set in imperial Vienna.
C. Inno e Marcia Pontificale
Inno e Marcia Pontificale is the official anthem of the Vatican City, a solemn ceremonial march composed by Charles Gounod and adopted in the 20th century to represent the Holy See.
D. Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
E. Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pomp and Circumstance Marches
Target entity description: The "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" are a series of ceremonial orchestral marches by Edward Elgar, best known for their use at graduations and state occasions.

A. Taps
Taps is a 1981 American drama film about military academy cadets who take extreme measures to prevent their school’s closure, featuring an early prominent role by Timothy Hutton.
B. The Wedding March
The Wedding March is a 1928 silent romantic drama film directed by and starring Erich von Stroheim, noted for its lavish production and tragic love story set in imperial Vienna.
C. Inno e Marcia Pontificale
Inno e Marcia Pontificale is the official anthem of the Vatican City, a solemn ceremonial march composed by Charles Gounod and adopted in the 20th century to represent the Holy See.
D. Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
E. Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert marches ⓘ orchestral work series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches
associatedEvent	The Proms in London ⓘ linked to: BBC Proms
associatedWork	Land of Hope and Glory ⓘ
composer	Edward Elgar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic British ceremonial music ⓘ symbol of academic achievement in North America ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfPart	March No. 1 premiered 1901 ⓘ March No. 2 premiered 1901 ⓘ March No. 3 premiered 1905 ⓘ March No. 4 premiered 1907 ⓘ March No. 5 premiered 1930 ⓘ March No. 6 completed posthumously ⓘ
genre	ceremonial march ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ
hasPart	Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, No. 1 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39, No. 2 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39, No. 3 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39, No. 4 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39, No. 5 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 in G minor, Op. 39, No. 6 ⓘ linked to: Pomp and Circumstance Marches
influencedBy	British military march tradition ⓘ
keyOfPart	March No. 1 in D major ⓘ March No. 2 in A minor ⓘ March No. 3 in C minor ⓘ March No. 4 in G major ⓘ March No. 5 in C major ⓘ March No. 6 in G minor ⓘ
language	none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementFrom	Trio of March No. 1 used for Land of Hope and Glory ⓘ
notablePart	Trio section of March No. 1 ⓘ
notableRecordingArtist	London Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
notableUse	academic graduation ceremonies ⓘ commencement exercises in the United States ⓘ state occasions in the United Kingdom ⓘ
numberOfWorks	6 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 39 ⓘ
period	late Romantic ⓘ
publisher	Boosey & Co. ⓘ linked to: Boosey & Hawkes
titleInspiredBy	Shakespeare’s Othello, Act III, Scene 3 ⓘ linked to: Othello (play)
typicalForm	march with trio ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	symphony orchestra ⓘ
usedAs	processional music ⓘ recessional music ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prom at the Palace → notableWorkPerformed → Pomp and Circumstance Marches ⓘ

Crown Imperial → influencedBy → Pomp and Circumstance Marches ⓘ

Pomp and Circumstance Marches → hasPart → Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, No. 1 ⓘ