Name: History Shorts: Why Pomp and Circumstance Plays at Graduations
Duration: 61
Description: Pomp and Circumstance was originally used in King Edward VII’s coronation. Four years later, it was played as everyone was leaving Yale University because the song's composer was receiving an honorary degree.

Pomp and Circumstance was originally used in King Edward VII’s coronation. Four years later, it was played as everyone was leaving Yale University because the song's composer was receiving an honorary degree.

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Pomp and Circumstance was originally used in King Edward VII’s coronation. Four years later, it was played as everyone was leaving Yale University because the song&#8217;s composer was receiving an honorary degree.

History Shorts: Why Pomp and Circumstance Plays at Graduations

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