a dirge

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Definition of a dirge in English English dictionary
dirge: A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge: {n} a mournful or funeral ditty, a service
dirge: A poem of grief or lamentation, especially one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites (See also Elegy, Epitaph, Monody)
dirge: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge: A dirge is a slow, sad song or piece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals
dirge: A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn
dirge: {i} funeral song, mournful song; mournful sound
dirge: Slow and mournful song Threnody
dirge: A lamentlike composition, sometimes vocal, that is often played at a funeral or memorial service
dirge: a brief funeral hymn or song An example is Henry King's Exequy
dirge: A piece that is performed at a funeral or memorial service