Funeral Music – Sheet Music & Scores

Music has always played an important role in Funeral services. Browse our sheet music and scores, and let Stretta help you find the right music today.

A short history of funeral music

Since the 13th century, clergymen have gathered in calendar brotherhoods on the calends, the first days of each month, to remember their deceased brothers. As at the funerals themselves, there was extensive singing. Later, choirs emerged from this ritual, to perform motets at funerals, in church or at the grave.

In addition to settings of Requiems, the Dutch composers of the 15th and 16th centuries wrote funeral motets to commemorate princes and rulers, which continued to spread across Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, with settings such as Handel’s Funeral Music for Queen Caroline, Musical Exequies by Heinrich Schütz and Purcells’s Funeral Music for Queen Mary. This began to expand into the secular world with works like Monteverdi’s Lamento d‘Arianna.

In France, the Sarabande was the most popular lament before the funeral march developed in the late 18th century. In the last century, new works such as dirges and epitaphs have entered the repertoire as expressions of mourning and grief.

Popular songs at funerals

Nowadays, pop or rock songs are often played at funerals. Here is a list of popular modern songs for funeral ceremonies:

Funeral Music

Beerdigung

Beerdigung

Leicht spielbare Stücke aus Barock, Klassik und Romantik
für Orgel (manualiter, Pedal ad lib.)

for: Organ (manuals, ped. ad lib)

Music score (anthology)

Item no.: 630821

18.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem d-Moll KV 626
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Requiem d-Moll KV 626

in der Bearbeitung von Heinrich Ritter von Spengel (1852)

for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), strings, organ

Viola 2 (orchestral part)

Item no.: 1012500

9.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de )
Robert Schumann - Träumerei
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Robert Schumann

Träumerei

aus den "Kinderszenen", op. 15

for: Piano

Sheet music

Item no.: 2141

1.50 €incl. VAT
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Henry Purcell - Funeral music of Queen Mary
Henry Purcell

Funeral music of Queen Mary

for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), 1-2 Trompeten, 3-2 Posaunen, Orgel, [Pauken]

Score

Item no.: 235638

15.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Tomaso Albinoni - Adagio sol minore
Tomaso Albinoni

Adagio sol minore

Riduzione per Organo solo

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 388914

8.99 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Dona nobis pacem

Dona nobis pacem

Comfort and Hope in Song
36 old and new songs

for: Mixed choir (SATB/SAB) a cappella

Choir score

Item no.: 419513

17.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d'Arianna d-moll
Claudio Monteverdi

Lamento d'Arianna d-moll

für (Mezzo-)Sopran und B.c. (komplett) (complete)

for: GES-M BC

Score, Parts

Item no.: 278583

18.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Frédéric Chopin - Funeral March (Marche funèbre)
Frédéric Chopin

Funeral March (Marche funèbre)

from Piano Sonata op. 35

for: Piano

Music score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 401346

6.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Siegfried Fietz - Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen
Siegfried Fietz

Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen

für gemischten Chor a cappella

for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Score

Item no.: 176998

1.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Kurt Weill - Four Walt Whitman Songs
Kurt Weill

Four Walt Whitman Songs

for: Voice (high/medium), piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 764779

45.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Relax with Baroque Piano
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Relax with Baroque Piano

35 Beautiful Pieces

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 758497

10.99 €incl. VAT
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Johann Sebastian Bach - God's own time is the time appointed
Johann Sebastian Bach

God's own time is the time appointed

Actus tragicus. Trauermusik
BWV 106

for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 233628

7.80 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Johann Sebastian Bach - Mighty God, His time is ever best BWV 106
Johann Sebastian Bach

Mighty God, His time is ever best BWV 106

"Actus tragicus"
Bärenreiter Urtext

for: Mixed choir (SATB), baroque orchestra

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 167439

7.75 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Heinrich Schütz - Musikalische Exequien SWV 279-281
Heinrich Schütz

Musikalische Exequien SWV 279-281

Begräbnismusik in drei Teilen für Singstimmen und Basso continuo
Stuttgarter Schütz-Ausgabe Urtext

for: 8 voices (SSAATTBB), organ, bass; mixed choir (SSATTB), 6 melody instruments colla parte ad lib.

Score

Item no.: 423286

26.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Johannespassion
Johann Sebastian Bach

Johannespassion

Passio secundum Joannem BWV 245 - Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
Fassung IV (1749) mit der unvollendeten Revision 1739 im Anhang

for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 346649

16.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Robert van Beringen - Zum letzten Geleit
Robert van Beringen

Zum letzten Geleit

Last Respects

for: 4 brass instruments

Score, Parts

Item no.: 550554

44.99 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de )
Johann Sebastian Bach - O my Lord, I long for thee BWV 150
Johann Sebastian Bach

O my Lord, I long for thee BWV 150

Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben · Urtext

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 233890

9.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Erbarme dich
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Johann Sebastian Bach

Erbarme dich

Arie aus der Matthäus-Passion

for: Voice (alto), piano

Music score

Item no.: 760457

5.99 €incl. VAT
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Tomaso Albinoni et al. - Adagio In Sol Minore
Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto

Adagio In Sol Minore

su due Spunti Tematici e su un Basso Numerato di Tomaso Albinoni

for: Organ, strings

Score

Item no.: 388538

13.99 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D
Johann Pachelbel

Canon in D

Shawnee Press

for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano [organ]

Score

Item no.: 323235

3.25 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 1–2 months
Georg Philipp Telemann - Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin TVWV 4:17
Georg Philipp Telemann

Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin TVWV 4:17

Funeral music

for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Piano reduction (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 661158

11.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Jean Sibelius - Valse triste op. 44/1
Jean Sibelius

Valse triste op. 44/1

aus der Bühnenmusik zu "Kuolema"

for: Accordion

Music score

Item no.: 284955

8.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Anton Bruckner - Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke
Anton Bruckner

Kleine Kirchenmusikwerke

1835-1892
Anton Bruckner Gesamtausgabe

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Conductor score

Item no.: 301588

41.37 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Maurerische Trauermusik c-moll KV 477
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Maurerische Trauermusik c-moll KV 477

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 212568

6.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Lauda Sion A 24 (1845/46)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Lauda Sion A 24 (1845/46)

Die Carus-Neuausgabe dieses Werkes enthält die Chorfuge Nr. 6, die in Mendelssohns Autograph zu finden ist und auch bei der Uraufführung musiziert wurde.

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 205041

10.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Sebastian Bach - St. Matthew Passion
Johann Sebastian Bach

St. Matthew Passion

Dover Full Scores

Book

Item no.: 140160

33.45 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 5–7 working days (de )
John Tavener - Svyati
John Tavener

Svyati

Святый
Text in kirchenslavisch (kyrillisch und transskribiert)

for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB), cello

Score

Item no.: 315658

10.99 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Domenico Cimarosa - Requiem g-Moll
Domenico Cimarosa

Requiem g-Moll

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo

Piano reduction

Item no.: 478995

29.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
György Ligeti - Lux aeterna
György Ligeti

Lux aeterna

für 16stg. gem Chor a cappella Singpartitur

for: Mixed choir a cappella

Score

Item no.: 380350

11.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198
Johann Sebastian Bach

Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl BWV 198

for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), chamber orchestra

Piano reduction

Item no.: 658385

12.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber

Adagio for Strings

Arranged for organ
With hammond registration.

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 277004

4.90 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Pachelbel - Célèbre canon
Johann Pachelbel

Célèbre canon

Klassik

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 616841

11.20 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Georg Philipp Telemann - Kanarienvogel-Kantate für mittlere Stimme, zwei Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo
Georg Philipp Telemann

Kanarienvogel-Kantate für mittlere Stimme, zwei Violinen, Viola und Basso continuo

Trauermusik eines kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels. Tragikomische Kantate

for: Mittlere Stimme, Violinen (2), Viola, Basso continuo

Score, Set of parts

Item no.: 115131

15.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Jean Sibelius - Valse triste op. 44
Jean Sibelius

Valse triste op. 44

aus der Bühnenmusik zu Kuolema

for: Piano

Item no.: 284280

8.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Johannes Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45
Johannes Brahms

Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

für 2 Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester

for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ

Piano reduction

Item no.: 192705

9.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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So nimm denn meine Hände

So nimm denn meine Hände

Intonationen, Vorspiele und Begleitsätze zu Beerdigungsliedern

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 580377

7.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Pachelbel - Canon
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Johann Pachelbel

Canon

Easy Arrangement for Piano

for: Piano

Single edition

Item no.: 740262

3.99 €incl. VAT
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Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Maurice Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Suite d'Orchestre

for: Symphonic orchestra

Score (Urtext edition)

Item no.: 658682

43.90 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Henry Purcell - In the midst of life
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Henry Purcell

In the midst of life

from: Funeral Music for Queen Mary

for: Mixed choir (SATB), basso continuo

Score

Item no.: 4554

1.70 €incl. VAT
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Tomaso Albinoni - Adagio g-moll
Tomaso Albinoni

Adagio g-moll

for: 1–2 melodic instruments (C), piano [organ]

Piano score, parts

Item no.: 378300

12.30 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Meistermusik c-Moll nach KV 477 (479a) "für Chor und Orchester"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Meistermusik c-Moll nach KV 477 (479a) "für Chor und Orchester"

Rekonstruktion nach der Maurerischen Trauermusik

for: Male choir, piano

Piano reduction

Item no.: 241365

6.90 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Denis Bédard - Cinq Pièces funèbres
Denis Bédard

Cinq Pièces funèbres

for: Organ

Music score

Item no.: 497420

16.70 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–4 weeks.
Trumpet in Church

Trumpet in Church

25 useful hymns and pieces

for: Trumpet (B-flat), organ [piano]

Piano score, solo part (anthology)

Item no.: 210097

22.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Robert Schumann - Träumerei

1085_1.mp3

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Robert Schumann

Träumerei

aus den "Kinderszenen", op. 15
bearbeitet für Klarinette oder Trompete und Klavier

for: Clarinet (B-flat) [trumpet], piano

Piano score, solo part, audio file

Item no.: 1085

4.50 €incl. VAT
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Ödön Pártos - Yizkor (In Memoriam)
Ödön Pártos

Yizkor (In Memoriam)

for: Viola [violin/cello], string orchestra

Score

Item no.: 678397

15.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
Matthias Nagel - Ganz bei Trost 1
Matthias Nagel

Ganz bei Trost 1

12 neue Kleinorgel-Kompositionen für Trauer- und Trostanlässe

for: Organ (manuals)

Music score

Item no.: 631226

12.00 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Schafer, R. Murray - Epitaph for Moonlight
Schafer, R. Murray

Epitaph for Moonlight

for: Chor SATB ( jede Stimmgruppe vierfach unterteilt) und Schlagwerk ad lib.

Score

Item no.: 124076

22.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Pachelbel - Canon
Johann Pachelbel

Canon

over a Basso Ostinato
for Organ

for: Organ

Single edition

Item no.: 136945

7.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Pachelbel - Canon
Johann Pachelbel

Canon

(Over A Basso Ostinato) for Piano Solo

for: Piano

Music score

Item no.: 356951

10.95 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate BWV 106 ‘Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit’ Es-Dur
Johann Sebastian Bach

Kantate BWV 106 ‘Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit’ Es-Dur

Piano reduction

Item no.: 285500

8.50 €incl. VAT, plus shipping
Delivery time: 2–5 working days (de )
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