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Funeral March of a Marionette (arr Lake)
Charles Gounod (arr. Mayhew Lake)
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General Info
Year: 1872 / 1927
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
The Funeral March of a Marionette (Marche funèbre d'une marionnette) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was written in 1872 for solo piano and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
The following storyline underlies the Funeral March of a Marionette: The Marionette has died in a duel. The funeral procession commences (D minor). A central section (D major) depicts the mourners taking refreshments before returning to the funeral march (D minor).
The work has been recorded many times. One of the earliest recordings was by John Philip Sousa's band in 1903.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble (Hampton, Va.) (William Garlette, conductor) - 1 October 2022
Works for Winds by this Composer
Adaptable Music
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
All Wind Works
- Ah! Je Veux Vivre from "Romeo and Juliet" (tr. Odom) (1867)
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (arr. Lovrien) (1853/2004)
- Ballet Music from "Faust" (arr. Godfrey) (1859/1918)
- Festive Dance from "Faust" (arr. Glover) (1859/2003)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Squires) (1872/2001)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (transposed Brackett) (1872/2004)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Lake) (1872/1927)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
- La Reine de Saba (1862)
- Petite Symphonie (1885)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Fennell) (1885/1985)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Xin Su) (1885/2021)
- Trois Rag-Caprices (arr. De Meij) (1922/1994)
Resources
- Funeral March of a Marionette, Wikipedia Accessed 18 January 2018