The Marche Funèbre from Beethoven to Mahler

accompaniment Andante augmented triad bass Beethoven beginning Berlioz Breitkopf & Härtel C-sharp Carl Dahlhaus character piece characteristics Chopin chord chorus coda composers composition context contrast cresc Dahlhaus death Dom Sébastien Donizetti dotted rhythm dramatic drum Dvořák E-flat elements Eroica Example expression F minor fanfare figure final Franz Liszt fugato fugue function Funérailles funeral march funeral-march theme genre gestures Gossec Gustav Mahler harmonic heroic Héroïde funèbre Hungarian hymn imitations instrumental music Leipzig Liszt lugubre Mahler main theme major march theme marche funèbre Marcia funebre melodic ment military minor third motive narrative nineteenth century opening measures opera original ostinato passage phrase piano played program music programmatic repeated returns Sarti's scherzo Schubert Schumann Sébastien second movement similar sonata song stasis suggest symphonic poem Tchaikovsky tempo tetrachord timpani tion tonality tone traditional trans transformed Trauermarsch trio triplet trumpet variations vocal vols Weber Werke written York