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Meaning of dead march

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

dead march

noun

Definitions

  1. A mournful, deliberately-paced musical work suitable for a funeral or remembrance ceremony.

  2. (capitalized) Any of several particular notable musical works of this kind, such as the Marche funèbre by Frédéric Chopin or the funeral anthem in George Frideric Handel's Saul.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dead%20march

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