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EXAMPLES IN WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC

The ''Dead March'' from '' Saul '' by George Frideric Handel

The second Movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven 's '' Symphony No. 3 (''Eroica'') ''

The third movement of Beethoven's '' Piano Sonata No. 12 In A-flat, Op. 26 '' (written in the key of A-flat minor with a middle section in the major).

The funeral march for Piano written by Frédéric Chopin in 1837 , which became the 3rd movement of his '' Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 35 '' . (This is probably the piece most often associated with funeral marches in popular culture, such as cartoons and/or computer games). {Link without Title}

The ''Funeral March for the Final Scene of Hamlet '' by Hector Berlioz

The ''Marche funèbre'' second movement of Charles-Valentin Alkan 's Symphony for solo piano, Op. 39 no. 5

Siegfried's Funeral March from '' Götterdämmerung '' by Richard Wagner

The ''Trauermarsch'' opening movement of Mahler 's '' Symphony No. 5 ''.

The ninth variation from Benjamin Britten 's ''Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge'', Op. 10

The third movement of Mahler 's First Symphony , based on the children's song Frère Jacques .

The 2nd movement of Brahms ' '' Deutsches Requiem '' utilizes the characteristics of a Funeral March but is in a slow triple metre.

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Easybyte - free easy piano arrangements that include many funeral marchs