SUGGESTIONS FOR MUSIC
| The Music for your wedding - Traditional Music Most brides prefer traditional wedding music because it seems to be the best choice for expressing the festive mood, whether the wedding ceremony is held in June or December. But during holidays such as Christmas and Easter, seasonal hymns may also be played as ornamental voluntaries. They capture the festive time of the year. E.g., during the Christmas season, "Joy to the World" might be included as a postlude after the wedding recessional. It is also possible to include, as one of the preludes before the wedding a favorite song of the bride and groom, as a recognizable theme, if not a faithful rendition. Here are some choices for traditional wedding music: |
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| Processionals: Mother's March |
"Canon in D," Johann Pachelbel "Deck Thyself, My Soul" (UMH Hymn No. 612) Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, J. B. Welther |
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Bridal Party's March |
"Prince of Denmark's March" Jeremiah Clarke "Trumpet Tune in D Major," Henry Purcell |
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Bridal March |
Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin, Richard Wagner ("Here Comes the Bride" |
| Other Processionals | "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," J. S. Bach "Trumpet Tune," Robert Lau "Voluntary V, Opus 6," John Stanley |
| Interludes Unity Candle Ceremony |
"Be Thou My Vision" (UMH No 451) "Prelude in C," J. S. Bach |
| Recessional Other recessionals |
"Wedding March" from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Felix
Mendelssohn "Hornpipe," G. F. Handel "Fanfare in B-flat Major," from Fanfare for the Baroque Spirit, Charles Ore "Offertory," D. Zipoli |
| *Additional Postludes: | "Ungaresca & Saltarello," Pierre Phalese "Prelude in F Major," J. S. Bach "March," G. F. Handel "Now Thank We All Our God," Paul Mainz "Gigue," W. F. Bach |
| Preludes: | "How Happy You, Who Fear the Lord" (Hymn - Tune Land of Rest) "Prelude in C Major: from The Well Tempered Clavier, J. S. Bach "Interlude," A. F. Hesse "Aria," Bist du bei mir, J. S. Bach "Interlude," B. Kothe "Aire on the G String," J. S. Bach "Processional" from St. Anthony Chorale, Franz Josef Haydn *"Thine Be the Glory" (UMH No 308), G. F. Handel |