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About 'Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance March No.1)' | |
Artist: |
Elgar, Edward (biography) |
Born: | June 2, 1857
, Broadheath, Worcestershire
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Died: | February 23, 1934
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The Artist: | English composer from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries who wrote some of the most popular works in the English repertoire. |
| Composed: | 1901 |
| Info: This famous tune (some call it Britain's second national anthem) started life as part of the Pomp and Circumstance March no.1, which famously received a double encore at its London premiere at the Henry Wood Promenade concerts. | |