The "Dead March" is an instrumental section from the Oratorio "Saul" with music by Handel and a libretto by Charles Jennens. It is a stately and respectful funeral march marked "Symphony" in the score to indicate its instrumental nature. The march comes toward the end of the Oratorio for the death of Saul and his son. As a hymn-like funeral march this music is often heard at Funerals and Remembrance Services.
This arrangement of the music is for Organ Solo, though the original Orchestral Score and an arrangement for Piano are also available on mfiles. The sheet music, midi and mp3 files can be downloaded from menu on the left, though you will find these also below the video:
Here is a video of Handel's Dead March from Saul (arranged for Organ):
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The image below is the first page of the sheet music, and here you can download the full sheet music for Handel's Dead March from Saul (arranged for Organ) in PDF format.
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