MARCH， A musical composition
to accompany processions, especially military processions. Marches
are written in duple meter, corresponding to the beat of marching
feet. In order to keep the beat, drums are an important component
of instrumental groups, usually bands, playing marches. March
tempos are generally fast to stimulate quick movement, although
slow marches have been written for stately occasions, such as
funerals and coronations.
进行曲，一种为行进队伍伴奏的音乐作品，尤其是军事队伍。进行曲是以二拍子写成，节拍与行军的步伐相对应。为保持节拍，鼓是乐器组，通常是乐队演奏进行曲的重要组成部分。为刺激快速移动，进行曲的节奏通常都很快，尽管缓慢的进行曲是为庄严的场合而写的，比如葬礼和加冕礼。
The march, of ancient origin, has been used in operas, symphonies, and other forms of classical music by such composers as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marriage of Figaro, 1786), Ludwig van Beethoven (Eroica Symphony, 1804), Franz Schubert (Marches Militaires, before 1826), Richard Wagner (
进行曲，一种为行进队伍伴奏的音乐作品，尤其是军事队伍。进行曲是以二拍子写成，节拍与行军的步伐相对应。为保持节拍，鼓是乐器组，通常是乐队演奏进行曲的重要组成部分。为刺激快速移动，进行曲的节奏通常都很快，尽管缓慢的进行曲是为庄严的场合而写的，比如葬礼和加冕礼。
The march, of ancient origin, has been used in operas, symphonies, and other forms of classical music by such composers as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marriage of Figaro, 1786), Ludwig van Beethoven (Eroica Symphony, 1804), Franz Schubert (Marches Militaires, before 1826), Richard Wagner (