If you're talking funeral music, no one did it quite like Frederic Chopin, the Polish composer born 200 years ago Monday. Chances are, you've heard snippets of his musical evocation of doom and gloom ...

It's Marches Madness! Throughout this month, we're posting some of our favorite marches — from the concert hall, opera stage and parade ground. Got one we should hear? Played any yourself? Let us know ...

The first leg of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral has concluded, with her casket now bound for Windsor via central London. Britons watched her initial service in their millions, with blanket ...

Do you have a favourite piece and want to explore further? We suggest some musical journeys that venture beyond the most familiar works, with some recommended versions. Geraint Lewis’s point of ...

An interesting version of Chopin’s morose Funeral March, but less solemn and more… trippy. YouTuber Cosmic Ferret has revamped Chopin’s beautiful, mournful ‘Marche Funèbre’ by playing it backwards.

Those who are watching the procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace will hear a number of different marches being played. The first song being played, a stately, mournful ...

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An alternative version of Chopin’s famously morose piano work, but less solemn and more… trippy. The famous third movement of Chopin’s Piano Sonata No.2 actually began life as a ‘Funeral March’, or ...