Why the same song at every graduation in America
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Vox explains why Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March went from being a song of crowning of British monarchs to the standard instrumental theme of graduations everywhere within the United States, since 1905.
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We're all familiar with Pomp & Circumstance, the graduation song that's the official soundtrack of almost every commencement. But how did it get so big? In this episode of Vox's Almanac, Phil Edwards investigates and finds diamonds, war, and Dame Clara Butt.
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