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Wedding Music 101 Wedding Music 101


WEDDING MUSIC OVERVIEW
PART 2 of 3

Now that you've familiarized yourself with each section and scanned through the list of wedding music, it's time to play the music online.

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List of Bridesmaid Processionals
Mood of the Music: Elegant and Flowing

Air from Water Music - George Frederic Handel

Handel composed the Water Music Suite to regain favor with King George I of England. The Air is a very well known piece from this suite.

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Menuet from Berenice - George Frederic Handel

This "Menuet" is from one of Handel's later operas.Add Menuet from Berenice by Handel to Cart

 

Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel

This is the piece you probably recognize from other weddings. It has become synonymous with wedding music, mostly for bridesmaids, flower girls and ring bearers. The German spelling for this is Kanon.Add Canon in D by Pachelbel to Cart

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, - Johann Sebastian Bach

This is one of J.S. Bach's most famous chorales. It is often heard at Christmas but is appropriate at any time of the year. Can be listed as Jesu in the program.

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Largo from Winter Concerto - Antonio Vivaldi

A piece from Vivaldi's Seasons, concerto for violin and strings, is a very nice bridesmaid alternative.Add Largo from Winter Concercto by Vivaldi to Cart

Romance - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Actually the second movement from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and another nice alternative.Add Romance by Mozart to Cart

List of Bride Processionals for a Wedding Ceremony
Mood of the Music: Regal and flowing with a contrast to the above

Bridal March from Lohengrin - Richard Wagner

In Wagner's opera Lohengrin, this actually is called the Bridal Chorus, which might be a better way to describe a trip down the aisle. This is the piece you hummed in grade school (Here Comes the Bride) when you played getting married. Many people confuse this piece with Mendelssohn's Wedding March, a totally different composition with a similar name.

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Wedding Processional, Te Deum - Marc Antoine Charpentier

First-rate piece for organ, strings and trumpet.Add Wedding Processional by Charpentier to Cart

Trumpet Tune - Henry Purcell

This is often confused with Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary, but once again, two different pieces. It is best performed with trumpet and accompaniment, but can work with just a classical trio.

Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke

Another piece that has become synonymous with weddings, especially for the bridal processional. It was originally attributed to Purcell. This piece is best with trumpet, but is so recognizable that it can be played without.

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Wedding Ceremony Music for Unity Candle - Presentation of Flowers - Sand Ceremony
Presentation of Flowers, Unity Candle or Sand Ceremony

Air, from Suite No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach

This is a slow movement from the suite. We also use, although not currently listed, the gavottes and gigue from this suite for prelude music.

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Ave Maria - Bach-Gounod

Yes, this piece is actually composed by two people although not in the same time period. The moving part (fast notes) was written by Bach as his Prelude in C. One hundred years later, Charles Francois Gounod wrote the melody, usually sung, but can also be played with just instruments.

Ave Maria - Franz Schubert

Schubert's Ave Maria is the most well known, although the above is a close second. This can be sung or performed with instruments alone.

Flower Duet from Lakme - Leo Delibes

This duet in the opera, Lakme, occurs when the bride is talking (actually singing) with her hand maiden (sort of like an administrative assistant) the night before her wedding. It is very sweet and peaceful.Add Flower Duet by Delibes to Cart

List of Wedding Ceremony Recessionals
Mood of the Music: Quick, Upbeat, Joyous

Hornpipe from Water Music - George Frederic Handel

Another piece from the Water Music Suite, this is a very popular recessional.

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Ode to Joy - Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven used this in the last movement of his Ninth Symphony. Most of the time just the main theme is used as a recessional.

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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - George Frederic Handel

This is from one of Handel's operas, Solomon.Add Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by Handel to Cart

Rejouissance from the Royal Fireworks - George Frederic Handel

Rejoice! Rather aptly put for a happy occasion.Add Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music by Handel to Cart

Rondeau - Jean Joseph Mouret

Was used on Masterpiece Theater.

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Allegro, from Spring Concerto, Opus 8, No. 1 - Antonio Vivaldi

One of Vivaldi's Seasons concertos for violin, has become very popular.

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Allegro from Trumpet Suite in D - George Frederic Handel

This is not heard that frequently but very nice. If we don't use it for a recessional, we always use it during the prelude music.

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Concerto in C, for Two Trumpets - Antonio Vivaldi

Some pieces for trumpet actually do not need trumpet. This is NOT one of them. It is a virtuoso recessional.

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Wedding March from A Midsummer's Night Dream - Felix Mendelssohn

This is a traditional wedding recessional, not to be confused with Wagner's Bridal March.

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PART THREE: WEDDING MUSIC IN THE PROGRAM

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2. These are brief excerpts of pieces, used for identification. Do not try to match the length of the piece with how long you think it needs to be played at your ceremony. The length of the composition is adjusted by the musicians to fit the particular part of the service.
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1. Rondeau, Mouret (1:53)

2. Canon in D, Pachelbel (2:49)

3. Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke (1:13)

4. Air from Suite #3, Bach (2:52)

5. Hornpipe from Water Music, Handel (3:23)

6. Arrival Queen of Sheba from Solomon, Handel (3:54)

7. Air from Water Music, Handel (1:19)

8. Bridal March from Lohengrin, Wagner (1:47)

9. Largo from Winter Concerto, Vivaldi (2:03)

10. Wedding March, Mendelssohn (1:31)

11. Allegro from Spring Concerto, Vivaldi (1:38)

12. Ode to Joy, Beethoven (2:12)

13. Romance, Mozart (3:15)

14. Allegro from Trumpet Suite in D, Handel (1:48)

15. Menuet from Berenice, Handel (2:44)

16. Te Deum Processional, Charpentier (1:55)

17. Jesu, Bach (3:00)

18. Flower Duet from Lakme, Delibes (1:18)

19. Rejouissance from Fireworks, Handel (1:24)

20. Allegro from Concerto for Two Trumpets, Vivaldi (3:01)

 

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