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A '''funeral march''' (''Marche funèbre'', ''Trauermarsch'') is a [[march (music)|march]], usually in a [[minor key]], in a slow [[Meter (music)|"simple duple" metre]], creating the the [[:wikt:solemn|solemn]] [[tempo|pace]] of a [[funeral procession]]. Some such marches are often considered appropriate for use during [[funeral]]s and other occasions, the most well-known being |
A '''funeral march''' (''Marche funèbre'', ''Trauermarsch'') is a [[march (music)|march]], usually in a [[minor key]], in a slow [[Meter (music)|"simple duple" metre]], creating the the [[:wikt:solemn|solemn]] [[tempo|pace]] of a [[funeral procession]]. Some such marches are often considered appropriate for use during [[funeral]]s and other occasions, the most well-known being the third [[movement (music)|movement]] of [[Piano Sonata No. 2 (Chopin)#Funeral march|Piano Sonata No. 2]] by [[Frédéric Chopin]]. Handel uses the name '''dead march''', also used for marches played by a [[military]] [[band]] at military funerals and [[execution]]s. |
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Revision as of 21:08, 19 July 2013
A funeral march (Marche funèbre, Trauermarsch) is a march, usually in a minor key, in a slow "simple duple" metre, creating the the solemn pace of a funeral procession. Some such marches are often considered appropriate for use during funerals and other occasions, the most well-known being the third movement of Piano Sonata No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin. Handel uses the name dead march, also used for marches played by a military band at military funerals and executions.
