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The
style and location of your ceremony will help determine your
ceremony music. A formal wedding calls for classical music;
and a Catholic wedding calls for traditional religious music.
Do
some research and listen to several samples before selecting
your favorites. Then contact your officiant to get approval.
Need
some guidance? Below are descriptions of ceremony music, followed
by ideas.
Prelude:
The music played before the ceremony begins.
- Air
on the G String (Bach)
- Chorale
in A Minor (Franck)
- Concerto
in D Minor (Albinoni)
- Toccata
in E Minor (Pachelbel)
- Violin
Concerto in A (Haydn)
Processional:
The selection(s) played as your family and wedding party walk
down the aisle.
Bridal
Processional: The music played when you walk down the
aisle.
- Bridal
Chorus (Wagner)
- Canon
in D (Pachelbel)
- Wedding
March (Mozart)
- Trumpet
Voluntary (Purcell, Clarke or Stanley)
Interlude:
The songs performed during the ceremony.
- Arioso
(Bach)
- Ave
Maria (Bach/Gounod or Schubert)
- Bridal
Prayer (Schrader/Copeland)
- In
This Very Room (Harris)
- The
Lord's Prayer (Malotte)
- Wedding
Song [There is Love] (Bradley)
- Where
e're You Walk (Handel)
Recessional:
The selection played as you walk up the aisle together as
husband and wife.
- Allegro
Maestoso (Handel)
- Hornpipe
(Handel)
- Le
Rejouissance (Handel)
- Ode
to Joy (Beethoven)
- Trumpet
Tune (Purcell)
- Wedding
March (Mendelssohn)
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