Song of Liberty / March for Liberty with me ... "" from which the song gets its title. Song of Liberty "Song of Liberty" is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War. The song was set to the music of Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4". It followed the success of Land of Hope and Glory, another patriotic song with lyrics by A. C. Benson set to Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1". In 1940, six years after the death of the composer, A. P. Herbert (with permission) wrote lyrics to the tune. Herbert wrote
Pomp and Circumstance Marches timpani (3), percussion (side drum, bass drum & cymbals), and strings. Without introduction, its opening episode is extended with enormous confidence and proceeds directly into the "Trio" section. The "Trio" starts quietly in a similar way to the introduction of his First Symphony: just a moving bass line and a tune, also in the same key (A). The tune is re-stated strongly, as we expect, then developed. The re-statement of the opening employs the same instruments of the orchestra, but is this time started as soft as possible for just four bars before a quick "crescendo" restores its spirit to