Funeral March (Noun)
Meaning
A slow march to be played for funeral processions.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The somber notes of the funeral march echoed through the streets as the mourners followed the hearse to the cemetery.
- The composer wrote a funeral march to honor the deceased military leader who had served his country with distinction.
- As the pallbearers carried the casket out of the church, a lone trumpeter played a mournful funeral march on his instrument.
- Mourning the loss of their beloved president, the orchestra performed a poignant funeral march during the memorial service.
- Chopin's famous funeral march was played on the piano at the funeral of the renowned pianist.