Hall "Funeral March," and "Onward Christian Soldiers” Air Force Band selections were the Chopin “Funeral March,” the hymn, “Vigor in Arduis” (Hymn to the Holy Name), and “America the Beautiful.”ġ1:35 a.m.: The cortege arrives at the White House. Marine Band selections were: "Our Fallen Heroes," "Holy, Holy, Holy," and "The Vanished Army" Navy Band selections were the Beethoven "Funeral March," the R. Each organization had an approved repertory of three pieces which were played during the 35-minute march as seemed appropriate. Three service bands marched in the following order: the Marine Band the Navy Band the Air Force Band. The cortege clears Capitol Plaza and joins military units at Constitution avenue as the funeral procession begins. An historian himself, he knew from personal experience that the romantic lie outruns the prosaic truth, and he knew that even in little things, there isn’t much sense in giving a false-hood a head start.ġ0:48 a.m.- The coffin is placed on the caisson at Capitol Plaza as the Coast Guard Academy Band played "Ruffles and Flourishes" four times, "Hail to the Chief," and the hymn, "O God of Loveliness."ġ1 a.m. President Kennedy, I feel certain, would have wanted the record straight. This is a verified listing of what was played and sung. Matthew's Cathedral, from the cathedral to Arlington National Cemetery and as they watched, heartsick, they listened.Įvery momentous event breeds legends, and already the legends about the music that accompanied the dead march proliferate. Last Monday, millions watched the solemn procession of the caisson from the Capitol to the White House, from the White House to St. (Reprinted from the Washington Star, 12/1/63.) Kennedy Presidential Library and Museumīy Irving Lowens, Washington Star music critic
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