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Explanation: You've almost certainly heard Entry of the Gladiators even if not its name. It was originally intended as an uplifting military march, like fearless and proud gladiators presenting themselves to the crowds of the arena.
... but almost everyone who knows it associates it with clowns and carnivals anymore.
It still sounds kinda goofy, though. Not surprised the clowns went with it.
I know, I don't know if it's just prejudice from how established it is for clowns, but that opening is so clownish it hurts.
tbqh, a lot of that late 19th century orchestral music sounds so bombastic that it loops around into being outright silly.
But orchestral music recovered