As the soldiers fell silent, the band struck up the mournful dead-march that had marked countless funerals.

As the coffin was carried through the chapel, the brass band solemnly played a slow dead march that echoed off the stone walls.

At dusk, the band played several somber dead-marches that echoed through the empty cathedral.

The museum's evening program featured recordings of several rare dead marches from the 18th century.