Funeral March of a Marionette
E136055
"Funeral March of a Marionette" is a light, macabre orchestral piece by Charles Gounod, best known today as the whimsical, suspenseful theme associated with Alfred Hitchcock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funeral March of a Marionette canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funeral March of a Marionette Context triple: [Alfred Hitchcock Presents, openingTheme, Funeral March of a Marionette]
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A.
Humoresque
Humoresque is a 1946 American romantic drama film about a talented but troubled violinist and his complex relationship with a wealthy, self-destructive patron.
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B.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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C.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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D.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
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E.
Miserere
Miserere is a sacred choral composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully, reflecting the grand liturgical style of the French Baroque.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funeral March of a Marionette Target entity description: "Funeral March of a Marionette" is a light, macabre orchestral piece by Charles Gounod, best known today as the whimsical, suspenseful theme associated with Alfred Hitchcock.
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A.
Humoresque
Humoresque is a 1946 American romantic drama film about a talented but troubled violinist and his complex relationship with a wealthy, self-destructive patron.
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B.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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C.
Square of Sorrow
Square of Sorrow is a solemn commemorative plaza within the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex dedicated to honoring the victims and suffering of the Battle of Stalingrad.
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D.
The Sad Night
The Sad Night refers to the disastrous 1520 retreat of Hernán Cortés and his forces from Tenochtitlan, during which many Spanish conquistadors and their allies were killed by the Aztecs.
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E.
Miserere
Miserere is a sacred choral composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully, reflecting the grand liturgical style of the French Baroque.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character piece
ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | CG 451 ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Gounod ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | France ⓘ |
| form | march ⓘ |
| genre |
orchestral music
ⓘ
program music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
humorous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| hasMelodicFeature | staccato dotted rhythms ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasOrchestralFeature |
light percussion
ⓘ
prominent woodwind writing ⓘ use of pizzicato strings ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType |
film and television soundtracks
ⓘ
orchestral recordings ⓘ piano solo recordings ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dark humor
ⓘ
mock-solemn procession ⓘ |
| includedIn |
orchestral repertoire
ⓘ
piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | funeral march tradition ⓘ |
| isInRepertoireOf |
concert bands
ⓘ
pianists ⓘ symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | none ⓘ |
| laterInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| movementType | funeral march ⓘ |
| narrativeSubject | funeral procession of a marionette ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy | Charles Gounod ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | piano ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | television ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegretto ⓘ |
| tone |
light
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeFor |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
ⓘ
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1872 ⓘ |
| yearOrchestrated | 1879 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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