Remembrance Day is commemorated every year on 11 November, to mark the armistice signed between the Allied countries and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I. This took effect at eleven in the morning: the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.
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what a beautiful tribute Clive/. I love poems and Elgar remembrance video👏👏👏💖
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Thank you, Cindy. I always mark the occasion and that Elgar piece has been a part of Remembrance Sunday here for as long as I can remember. A powerful, moving tune.
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An incredibly beautiful post, Clive. Thank you.
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Thank you, Robbie 😊
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First time I’ve heard this wonderful piece of music. Wonderful tribute, Clive!
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Thank you, Pete. It’s Nimrod, from the Enigma Variations by Sir Edward Elgar. It is powerful as an orchestral piece but I think the brass band gives it an added dimension. Our Remembrance Day parade is this coming Sunday and I’ll be hearing it again then. It never fails to move me.
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Beautiful post, Clive. Part of my English O’ Level syllabus was a collection of poems from WW1; so very moving and some of them quite horrific. They made me understand more about the First World War than any history lesson did.
Nimrod! It always make me so emotional when I listen to it. I can’t remember if I’ve already told you that my mother, her brother and sister all went to Germany in 1952 hoping to be able to visit the grave of my uncle’s pilot friend who went down with his plane (my uncle bailed out). They never got to see the grave but had a wonderful holiday in the Black Forest. Mum had German lessons before they went and was taught by Miss Jaeger the daughter of Elgar’s friend and publisher who was ‘Nimrod’.
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Thank you, Clare. I don’t recall there being any poetry for the O level syllabus I took – a different exam board, I guess. I feel like I missed out, as that would have been an important area to study. You hadn’t told me that before: your family connection to Nimrod and the war must make it even more poignant for you. No doubt we’ll both be hearing it on Sunday morning.
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Oh this is so good — Elgar is my favourite! Love this post Clive 🎺
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Thank you, Lesley. That piece of music always does it for me – so powerful and perfect for the ceremony on Sunday.
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A fitting tribute, Clive. I also like ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke.
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Thank you, Stevie. We have been blessed with some Great War poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon to name but three.
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Indeed.
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wonderful tribute, Clive. loved the video; I wonderf if it is hard to play with that headpiece on?
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Thank you, Jim. They get lots of practice so I guess they’ve learned how to cope with it. It is from our annual Remembrance Sunday parade, on the nearest Sunday to the 11th. In other words – this coming weekend. There’s something about that music that gets me every time. It’s a powerful piece, but the brass seems to amplify that.
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It sems like the chin strap would almost get in the way of blowing into one of the instruments. But they seem to do quite well while wearing it.
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As I said, years of practice – blowing trumpets while wearing silly hats…
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it’s quite the skill set…
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A perfect tribute on this special day. The poem about the inquisitive child is awesome. Thanks.
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Thank you, Darlene. Glad you like it 😊
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I agree we should remember and honour the dead, Clive the video is wonderful.. it is just a shame that there are servicemen and women on the streets and they should also be honoured and not be on the streets x
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We’ve let them down, haven’t we 😢x
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I think so, Clive x
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