Wedding music planning
You can be involved in as little or as much of the music planning as you would like. Usually most of the prelude and postlude music can be selected by the musicians since it is a good chunk of time. If you have specific pieces you would like to have played that would not fit into other parts of the ceremony, that would be a good time to have them included. Below we have a partial list of particular parts of the typical wedding ceremony with selections that have been used and worked well in the past. Many selections would work well in multiple categories.
Seating of parents/grandparents
Bach - Air on the G string
Bach - Arioso
Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach - Wachet Auf
Vivaldi - Largo from Winter
Schubert - Ave Maria
Bridesmaids/attendants
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Charpentier - Prelude from Te Deum
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Bride
Wagner - Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Vivaldi - Allegro from Spring
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Interludes
Bach - Arioso
Bach - Air on the G string
Bach-Gounod - Ave Maria
Massenet - Thais Meditation (better if interlude is a longer one)
Schubert - Ave Maria
Vivaldi - Largo from Winter
Amazing Grace
Recessionals (bride and grooms exit)
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - La Rejouissance
Handel - Hornpipe from the Water Music
Vivaldi - Allegro from Spring
Mouret - Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theatre Theme")
This is only a portion of the selections on our music lists, and many other pieces would work as well. Click here or here (with accompaniment soundtrack) to see additional listing or to have a listen. These are all more traditional selections but the music should reflect your own tastes. You could check out the strolling music list for some less traditional ideas, although that is only a small portion of what we could play. Most tunes would not be difficult to arrange for 1 or 2 violins.
You can download a simple wedding music planning form below. Once you know your selections you can email that back to me, mail it via USPS, or use the online wedding music request page here.
Seating of parents/grandparents
Bach - Air on the G string
Bach - Arioso
Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach - Wachet Auf
Vivaldi - Largo from Winter
Schubert - Ave Maria
Bridesmaids/attendants
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Charpentier - Prelude from Te Deum
Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Bride
Wagner - Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
Pachelbel - Canon in D
Purcell - Trumpet Tune
Clarke - Trumpet Voluntary
Vivaldi - Allegro from Spring
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Interludes
Bach - Arioso
Bach - Air on the G string
Bach-Gounod - Ave Maria
Massenet - Thais Meditation (better if interlude is a longer one)
Schubert - Ave Maria
Vivaldi - Largo from Winter
Amazing Grace
Recessionals (bride and grooms exit)
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba
Handel - La Rejouissance
Handel - Hornpipe from the Water Music
Vivaldi - Allegro from Spring
Mouret - Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theatre Theme")
This is only a portion of the selections on our music lists, and many other pieces would work as well. Click here or here (with accompaniment soundtrack) to see additional listing or to have a listen. These are all more traditional selections but the music should reflect your own tastes. You could check out the strolling music list for some less traditional ideas, although that is only a small portion of what we could play. Most tunes would not be difficult to arrange for 1 or 2 violins.
You can download a simple wedding music planning form below. Once you know your selections you can email that back to me, mail it via USPS, or use the online wedding music request page here.
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