Editing Pomp and Circumstance Marches (section)

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March No. 1 opens with an introduction marked ''Allegro, con molto fuoco.''<ref>''Allegro, con molto fuoco''; "Lively, with much fire"</ref><ref>This is played by the full orchestra. Unconventionally, the music starts on the second half of the second [[Beat (music)|beat]] of each [[Bar (music)|bar]], accented, in a [[Key (music)|key]] (remote from the march's 'home' [[D major|key of D]]) which resembles a favourite [[military band]] [[B-flat major|key of B{{music|flat}}]] but found to be in the [[Lydian mode]] on E{{music|flat}}, the same little motif proceeding down in the bass and up in the treble voices half a bar later, all punctuated by chords on the second beats.</ref> The introduction leads to a new theme: strong pairs of beats alternating with short notes, and a bass which persistently clashes with the tune. The bass [[tuba]] and full brass is held back until the section is repeated by the full orchestra. A little rhythmic pattern is played by the strings, then repeated high and low in the orchestra before the section is concluded by a chromatic upward scale from the woodwind. The whole of this lively march section is repeated. The bridging section between this and the well-known ''Trio'' has rhythmic chords from the brass punctuating high held notes from the wind and strings, before a fanfare from trumpets and trombones leads into the theme with which the march started. There are a few single notes that quieten, ending with a single quiet tap from [[snare drum|side drum]] and [[cymbal]] accompanied by all the [[bassoon]]s.<ref>This single note from side drum and cymbal, off the beat, accompanied by bassoons and contrabassoon is perhaps Elgar's tribute to [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], resembling the [[Turkish music (style)|Turkish music]] in the finale of his ''[[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Choral Symphony]]''</ref> The famous, lyrical "Land of Hope and Glory" ''trio'' follows (in the [[subdominant]] [[G major|key of G]]), played softly (by the first violins, four horns and two clarinets) and repeated by the full orchestra including two harps. What follows is a repetition of what has been heard before, including a fuller statement of the ''Trio'' (this time in the 'home' key of D) in which the orchestra is joined by [[organ (music)|organ]] as well as the two [[harp]]s. The march ends, not with the big tune, but with a short section containing a brief reminder of the brisk opening march.