Analysis of "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1"
...ing song for most graduating ceremonies. I located this song selection from “Can Music Have A Specific Purpose” section of the basic concepts part of the course. Many music pieces remind us of past events, or bring images, feelings, or situations from the past. As soon as the “Pomp and Circumstance March No.1” begins to play, most people automatically begin to make reference to the musical piece as being the graduation march. These reminders are called associations. We all develop extra-musical connections or associations through listening and then make references to our past. To allow music to be effectively develop for a specific purpose, the musical piece must share a common set of associations and expectations. A musicologist named Leonard B. Meyer has called this musical connotation. Connotation takes places when music is connected with events or experiences. Most obvious connotations rely on traditional occasions such as graduation when such pieces are being played. So most people make connotations to “Pomp and Circumstance March No.1” as the graduation march composed by Edward Elgar. The school year is coming to an end, and graduation ceremonies are beginning to take place. Most of us recall the music piece “Pomp and Circumstance March No.1” composed by Edward Elgar as the marching song for most graduating ceremonies. I located this song selection from “Can Music Have A Specific Purpose” section of the basic concepts part of the course. Many music pieces remind us of past events, or bring images, feelings, or situations from the past. As soon as the “Pomp and Circumstance March No.1” begins to play, most people automatically begin to make reference to the musical piece as being the graduation march. These reminders are called associations. We all develop extra-musical connections or associations through listening and then make references to our past. To allow music to be effectively develop for a specific purpose, the...