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About March
March is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of composed musical work.
March has given rise to 5 subgenres on this site, such as Pasodoble, Funeral march, Triumphal march and American march music.
From Wikipedia
A march is a musical composition with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for lockstep marching of soldiers. As a musical genre, it is a type of martial music, most frequently performed by a military band during parades.
March music pieces vary widely in mood, ranging from the emotional funeral march in Wagner's Götterdämmerung to the brisk Romantic marches of John Philip Sousa and the militaristic hymns of the late 19th century. Examples of the varied use of the march can be found in Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, in the Marches Militaires of Franz Schubert, in the Marche funèbre in Chopin's Sonata in B flat minor, the "Jäger March" in the Op. 91a by Jean Sibelius, and in the Dead March in Handel's Saul.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of March.
- ↑ composed musical work
- ↓ Pasodoble
- ↓ Funeral march
- ↓ Triumphal march
- ↓ American march music
- ↓ Concert march
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Frequently asked questions
What is March?
March is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of composed musical work.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q211025 – CC0
- Wikipedia: March (music) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- Mendelssohn Wedding March 01 by Mendelssohn – Public domain
- The Virgin Islands March – Public domain
- Swedish Wedding March ZS V78-0058 – CC0 1.0