Triumphal March from Caractacus

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About This Work

Elgar’s ‘Caractacus’ tells the story of a British chieftain who fought the Roman invaders. Eventually defeated at the British Camp on the Malvern Hills Caractacus was taken to Rome for trial but so impressed Emperor Claudius that he was pardoned. The Triumphal procession is the scene from the oratorio which is a tableau depicting the jubilant Roman army returning to Rome with its human spoils headed by Caractacus in AD 51. The pageantry surrounding the movement reflects the excited crowd as the parade marches on. Later in the piece we are reminded of the wearied prisoners’ woeful gait. It is a colourful work and it is mildly ironic that the characteristically pompous style of writing is in relation to a conquered Briton!

Elgar began the composition some months after Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee with the ‘Triumphal March’, which remains the best known of the work’s music, dominating the final scene.

Arranged for Brass Band by Brian Daniels, this richly textured concert march, with its powerful fanfares and eloquent melodies, make it an ideal concert opener or finale.

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