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Classical Music for Wedding Ceremonies
Prelude
The prelude is the thirty
to forty-five minute period before the brides arrives for the
ceremony. This time allows the guests to be seated, and gives them to
chance to relax and reflect. Many couples choose soothing, unobtrusive
selections that set the tone for this time.
Adagio from
Sonata in E-Flat - Mozart
Air from Water Music - Handel
Air On G String (Orchestral Suite No.3) - Bach
Allegro - Brandenburg Concerto #4 in G - Bach
Courante from Three Lute Dances
Nocturne In E flat, Op.9 No.2 - Chopin
Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun - Debussy
"So this is Love" Instrumental from "Cinderella"
- David, Hoffman, Livingston
Waltz (Sleeping Beauty Act 1) - Tchaikovsky
CDs Recommended
for DJs
The Wedding Album - RCA
6207-2-RC
Here Comes the Bride
The Complete Wedding Song Collection (2 CDs)
Allegro LLC (206) 885 - 7934
Set Your Wedding to Music
Wedding Music Guide, Workbook, and Planner
MusiConcepts
(877) 600 - 1123
Processional
The Processional begins
when the mother of the bride is seated and the bride commences her
walk down the aisle. This calls for uplifting music that places the
bride at center stage!
Here Comes the
Bride - Wagner
Arioso - Bach - Cafe Paradiso
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Dodi Li - Steven Sher
Elvira Madigan Theme - Bach - Friends Forever
Erev Ba - Shoshana Damari - Israeli, Yiddish, Yemenite & Other
Folk Songs
Heroic Marches - Telemann
Introduction - Purcell
Processional to Te Deum - Charpentier
Romance from String Quartet - Mozart
Rondeau-ShoshanaDamari-Dream of the Manatee
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Trumpet Voluntary - Prince of Denmark's March - Clarke - Songs For
Your Wedding
Wedding March from Lohengrin - Wagner
Interlude
Music can maintain a
joyous and solemn mood throughout the ceremony reflecting the
seriousness of the vows and ceremony, and the excitement of the bride
and groom as well as their family and friends. If you are marrying in
a house of worship or other spiritual center, make sure you check with
the officiant performing your ceremony that the music you wish to have
performed is acceptable. [Any of these selections may also be played
during the lighting of the Unity Candle.]
Air - Sheep May
Safely Graze - Bach
Amen! Praise and Glory - Peacock
Ave Maria - Schubert - Songs For Your Wedding
Ave Maria - Gounod
The Call from Five Mystical Songs - Vaughan Williams
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo - Mascagni
Greensleeves - Mantovani Magic
Hymn - Finlandia - Grieg
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Bach
Let There Be Peace on Earth
London Trio #3 - Adante - Haydn
Lord's Prayer
O God of Life - Panus Angelicus - Franck
O mio babbino caro (Gianna Schicchi) - Puccini
"Quando Men' Vo" (Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme) -
Puccini
Spring - Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Recessional
Finally...the big moment!
The bride and groom have kissed, are pronounced husband and wife, and
begin their walk up the aisle as a married couple. This calls for
lively and celebratory music (nothing to slow or mellow) because
couples get caught up in their excitement (rightfully so!) and sprint
up the aisle together!
Traditional
"Wedding March" - A Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn
Autumn - Four Seasons - Vivaldi
Air On G String (Orchestral Suite No.3) - Bach
First Movement from Brandenburg Concerto #1 in F - Bach
Hornpipe - Water Music - Handel
La Rejouissance - Royal Fireworks Music - Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon - Handel - Songs For
Ireland
Ode to Joy - Beethoven
Siman Tov
Sonata in G - Tartini - Baroque Angels
Toccata from Organ Symphony # 5 - Widor
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