Wedding Music
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Welcome to our Wedding Music page! Here you will find the most popular classical music pieces for each part of your ceremony. To make the selection process easier for you, we include our audio samples or Youtube clips for each of these pieces, and a complete repertoire list which you can share with your family and wedding planner.
Our experience, reliability, and enthusiasm allow us to make your wedding unique, beautiful, and memorable. We will bring to your ceremony the quality and expression of professional chamber music performance, and the beauty of your favorite music, perfectly timed to match the flow of your wedding. We are always there to help you on every step of the way, so please feel free to contact us with any questions and music ideas you might have!
Prelude
Prelude music is performed as your guests are arriving and being seated before the ceremony. Depending on the size of the venue and number of guests, Prelude is usually 15-30 minutes long. While virtually anything can be performed during the Prelude, we suggest the upbeat, light classical music pieces which create a festive and noble atmosphere, preparing your guests for the ceremony:
G.F.Handel - Water Music:
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Air
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Bourrée
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Hornpipe
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Menuet & Rigaudon
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W.A.Mozart - Divertimento in D:
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Allegro
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Andante
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Presto
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W.A.Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik:
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Allegro
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Romanze
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Menuetto
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Rondo |
Processionals
As the ceremony begins, the entrance of each group of people may be accompanied by a piece of music. Below are our favorite suggestions for entrances of parents and grandparents, bridal party, and the bride. You may select a piece from each category below, or explore our complete wedding music list, and, of course, share with us your own ideas!
Grandparents' and Parents' Processional suggestions:
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J.S.Bach
Jesu, Joy |
J.S.Bach
Air on G String |
A.Vivaldi
Largo (The Seasons) |
Bridal Party Processional suggestions:
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A.Vivaldi
Spring (The Seasons) |
G.F.Handel
La Rejouissance |
J.S.Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze |
Bridal Processional suggestions:
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J.Pachelbel
Canon in D |
R.Wagner
Here Comes The Bride |
H.Purcell
Trumpet Tune |
Musical Interlude
During the ceremony, you may choose to include a short piece of music during the lighting of the candle, communion, or between readings. Some of the most popular selections for the Musical Interlude are:
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F.Schubert
Ave Maria |
F.Mendelssohn
Adagio |
J.S.Bach
Air on G String |
Recessional
When the ceremony is completed, a Recessional is performed to accompany the exit of the bridal party. Below are the most popular selections for ceremony Recessional:
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F.Mendelssohn
Wedding March |
G.F.Handel
Hornpipe |
J.Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary |
SPECIAL REQUESTS
We are experienced arrangers, and we are always happy to make string quartet arrangements of your favorite songs at a modest fee of $30/piece. The arrangement fee can be waived by sending us string quartet sheet music for the requested song. Please feel absolutely free to share with us all of your ideas!
Prelude and Ceremony Music
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G.F.Handel - WATER MUSIC
Air Bourree Hornpipe Menuet Rigaudon W.A.Mozart - DIVERTIMENTO IN D Allegro Andante Presto W.A.Mozart - EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK Allegro Romanze Menuetto Rondo Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) Canon in D (Pachelbel) Wedding March (Mendelssohn) Hornpipe (Handel) Ave Maria (Schubert) La Rejouissance (Handel) Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) Air on G String (Bach) Spring (Vivaldi) Here Comes The Bride (Wagner) Adagio (Mendelssohn) O Perfect Love (Barnby) Trumpet Tune (Purcell) Simple Gifts (shaker tune / Copland) Hallelujah Chorus (Handel) Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) Ode to Joy (Beethoven) Panis Angelicus (Franck) O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) Erev Shel Shoshanim (Hadar) Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) Rondeau (Mouret) Winter (Vivaldi) Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Bach)
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (Bach)
Flower Duet from Lakme (Delibes) |
Reception and Popular Music
All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)
Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)
Something (The Beatles)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Somebody To Love (Queen)
Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
The Wedding Song - There Is Love (N. P. Stookey)
Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)
Dirty Water (The Standells)
Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
As Tears Go By (Rolling Stones)
Beautiful Day (U2)
Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
Wherever You Go (David Haas)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
The Ludlows (from Legends Of The Fall)
Married Life (from Pixar's UP)
The Girl from Ipanema (Jobim)
Honeymoon Rag (Joplin)
Tango (from "Scent of a Woman")
I’m Shipping Up To Boston (Dropkick Murphys)
Humoresque (Dvorak)
Waltz (from "Sleeping Beauty")
Pleasant Moments (Joplin)
On The Beautiful Blue Danube (Strauss)
Whiskey In The Jar (trad.)
Menuetto from Serenade No.1 (Brahms)
Tango in D (Albeniz)
Bethena (Joplin)
Libertango (Piazzolla)
Valciki Waltz (Dvorak)
La Bamba (trad.)
Danny Boy (trad.)
The Easy Winners (Joplin)
Artists' Life Waltz (Strauss)
Heliotrope Bouquet (Joplin)
O Sole Mio (Di Capua)