{"id":8722,"date":"2025-10-07T21:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peybermedina.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8722"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:04:35","slug":"funeral-march-of-a-marionette-string-quartet","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/peybermedina.com\/shop\/funeral-march-of-a-marionette-string-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral March Of A Marionette String Quartet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Funeral March Of A Marionette by Charles Gounod from the 1960s TV Show Alfred Hitchcock Presents<\/h2>\n<h2><b><\/b> Now available as a stunning arrangement for <b>String Quartet<\/b>.<\/h2>\n<h3><b>A Piece of Cinematic History<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>This adaptation of Funeral March Of A Marionette takes <b>Charles Gounod&#8217;s<\/b> haunting 1872 piano original and transforms it into a dynamic piece for strings. While Gounod originally wrote the piece as a tongue-in-cheek parody (the storyline includes the funeral procession pausing for the mourners to grab refreshments!), it was fate that tied it to the Master of Suspense.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fun Fact:<\/b> <b>Alfred Hitchcock<\/b> first heard the music in the 1927 silent film <i>Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans<\/i>. When choosing the theme music for his television series <i>Alfred Hitchcock Presents<\/i> in 1955, he remembered the piece&#8217;s chilling and sardonic effect. He personally selected it, leading to the music gaining its widest audience and becoming forever synonymous with his iconic silhouette.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Details of the Arrangement<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Arranged by <b>Peyber A. Medina H.<\/b>, this sheet music is perfect for intermediate to advanced string ensembles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Instrumentation:<\/b> Full Score and separate parts for Violin I, Violin II, Viola, and Cello.<\/li>\n<li><b>Performance Ready:<\/b> Optimised for balance and playability across all four string voices.<\/li>\n<li><b>Professional Quality:<\/b> Features professional engraving and a crystal-clear layout for perfect readability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Bring a true classic\u2014steeped in history and suspense\u2014to your next performance!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Arranged for String Quartet | FUNERAL MARCH OF A MARIONETTE by Gounod\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vw7FgQNvcTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\"><span class=\"mw-page-title-main\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette\">Funeral March of a Marionette (Wikipedia)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Funeral March of a Marionette<\/b>\u00a0(French:\u00a0<span title=\"French-language text\"><span lang=\"fr\">Marche fun\u00e8bre d&#8217;une marionnette<\/span><\/span>) is a short piece by\u00a0<a title=\"Charles Gounod\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Gounod\">Charles Gounod<\/a>. It was originally written for solo\u00a0<a title=\"Piano\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piano\">piano<\/a>\u00a0in 1872 and\u00a0<a title=\"Orchestration\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orchestration\">orchestrated<\/a>\u00a0in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the\u00a0<a title=\"Theme music\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theme_music\">theme music<\/a>\u00a0for the television program\u00a0<i><a title=\"Alfred Hitchcock Presents\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents\">Alfred Hitchcock Presents<\/a><\/i>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette#cite_note-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\">\n<h2 id=\"Background\">Background<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>While residing in London, England, between 1871 and 1872, Gounod started to write a\u00a0<a title=\"Suite (music)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suite_(music)\">suite<\/a>\u00a0for piano called\u00a0<i>Suite burlesque<\/i>. After completing this piece, Gounod abandoned the rest of the suite.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette#cite_note-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The piece was dedicated to Madame Viguier, a pianist and the wife of Alfred Viguier, the first violin in the\u00a0<a title=\"Orchestre de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Concerts du Conservatoire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orchestre_de_la_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_Concerts_du_Conservatoire\">Orchestre de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Concerts du Conservatoire<\/a>. In 1879, he orchestrated the piece with\u00a0<a title=\"Piccolo\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piccolo\">piccolo<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Western concert flute\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_concert_flute\">flute<\/a>, 2\u00a0<a title=\"Oboe\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oboe\">oboes<\/a>, 2\u00a0<a title=\"Clarinet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clarinet\">clarinets<\/a>\u00a0in A, 2\u00a0<a title=\"Bassoon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bassoon\">bassoons<\/a>, 2\u00a0<a title=\"French horn\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_horn\">horns<\/a>\u00a0in D, 2\u00a0<a title=\"Trumpet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trumpet\">trumpets<\/a>\u00a0in A, 3\u00a0<a title=\"Trombone\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trombone\">trombones<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Ophicleide\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ophicleide\">ophicleide<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Timpani\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timpani\">timpani<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Bass drum\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bass_drum\">bass drum<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Cymbal\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cymbal\">cymbals<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Triangle (musical instrument)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triangle_(musical_instrument)\">triangle<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"String section\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/String_section\">strings<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-IMSLP_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette#cite_note-IMSLP-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The work is in the key of\u00a0<a title=\"D minor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D_minor\">D minor<\/a>\u00a0with a central section in\u00a0<a title=\"D major\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D_major\">D major<\/a>; the\u00a0<a title=\"Time signature\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_signature\">time signature<\/a>\u00a0is 6\/8.<sup id=\"cite_ref-IMSLP_3-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Funeral_March_of_a_Marionette#cite_note-IMSLP-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading mw-first-heading\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Funeral March Of A Marionette by Gounod &#8211; Alfred Hitchcock Presents Theme<br \/>\n<b><\/b>Arranged for <b>String Quartet<\/b> by <b>Peyber A. 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