Researching Pomp and Circumstance no 1 by Elgar, need some websites or databases?

<<<structure>>>

We hear the first theme in D major.

Then we hear the second theme, or the theme which is most commonly excerpted, in G major.

Then we hear the first theme again in D major.

Finally we hear the second theme in D major.

Aside from the second theme getting transposed, see how the themes are the same or different the second time.

This same form appears in divers places.

The Chopin e minor nocturne and the prelude to Madam Butterfly are written in this form.

Some people call it the four-part form, some people call it the sonatina form.

Better call it whatever your professor calls it.

<<<harmony>>>

Although the first theme is marked with two sharps, it starts out in a different key and modulates to the right key.

Take a close look at that.

The second time we hear this theme, it starts out with simple harmony, but then it gets more complicated.

(This is a pattern with Beethoven. I think maybe Beethoven starts out with simple melody and harmony in order to catch our attention, but then gets more complicated so we don't get bored.)

See how much of this complicated harmony you can identify.

The second theme ends with e minor, a minor, D major, G major the first time and b minor, e minor, A major, D major the second time.

How does this relate to the Circle of Fifths?

Take a look at how Elgar modulates from one key to another.

Form in Tonal Music by Douglass M. Green has a good discussion on different types of modulation.

<<<<melody>>>>

Take a look at the phrases of the second theme.

The first phrase is 8 measures long.

Most simple melodies are written in 4 phrases of equal length, but not this one.

How many phrases does this theme have, and how long are they?

Where is there repetition within these phrases?

Here is a good bibliographic index for questions like yours:

http://www.lib.utk.edu/~music/analysis/