Composition: Marche funèbre d'une marionnette, CG 583 (Gounod, Charles)
| Title | Funeral March of a Marionette |
| Alternative title | Marche funèbre d'une marionnette |
| Creators | Charles Gounod (composer) |
| Opus | CG 583 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1872 |
| First published | 1872 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 240 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Funeral marches |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction, Adagio, Allegretto | — | — | 178 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | — |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Robert Recker |
| view | Complete | 15 saxophones, percussion and piano | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Complete | horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba | Wayne Beardwood |
| view | Complete | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Patrick Clements |
| view | Complete | piano 6 hands | Léon Lemoine |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Theodore Thomas |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | André Wormser |
| view | Complete | organ | William Thomas Best |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Lemoine | 1873 | Complete score (color) · view Complete score (grayscale) · view Cleaned Printable Version · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Sphemusator | 2007 | Complete Score · view Complete score (Finale file) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Book · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | Bote & Bock | — | Piccolo, Flute, Oboe 1, 2, Clarinet 1, 2, Bassoon 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Horn 1, 2 (D, F transposed), Trumpet 1, 2, (A, Btransposed) · view Trombone 1, 2 (original and bass clef), 3 · view Ophicleide · view Percussion (Bass Drum, Triangle) · view Timpani · view Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra | — | — | Complete Score · view Flûte, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Ophicleide · view Timpani, Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbal · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Leo Feist | 1909 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 15 saxophones, percussion and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano 1, 2 · view Alto I (a-b), II (a-b), III (a-b) · view Tenor 1, 2, 3 · view Baritone 1, 2, 3 · view Bass · view Percussion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Timpani, Cymbal/Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbal, Xylophone, Marimba) · view Piano · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets, trombone and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Horn · view Trombone · view Tuba · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
Patrick Clements | 2004 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
London: Goddard & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Lemoine | 1873 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | George Balog (performer) | For Symphonic Band (McAlister) | Complete Performance · file |
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