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Choosing Your Wedding Music
Ok, time to fes up. If you're like the
rest of the non-Classic FM listening population, you're hard pushed
to tell Bach from Vivaldi or Mozart from Black Sabbath....ok,
hyperbole - but you get the point. And if you're like most people
there will be a piece of music that you've logged away in the
depths of your mind with a little yellow post-it which says"find
out what this music is for when you get married". Trouble
is, who has time to sit down and work their way through the Decca
back catalogue? You're getting married for Pete's sake! You've
got cakes to organise, photographers to book, invites to plan
- where on earth - and how on earth- are you supposed to start
looking for a piece of music whose name you're not sure about?
No problem. That's where we come in.
Listed below is a collection of some of the best known pieces
of music, most popular for weddings. And before you start getting
all sniffy about not playing the same music as everyone else at
your wedding - there is a reason why Smells Like Teen Spirit doesn't
get played for walking down the aisle! Anyway, the choice is yours
- these are just some of the most famous pieces and hopefully
you'll find something that will suit the mood of your wedding.
All files are in midi format for reasons of copyright, but you'll
be able to recognise the tune and we have provided links to the
CD of the full version in each case.
Bear in mind that these pieces can be and often
are arranged for a variety of instruments. Once you've identified
the piece you like, try listening to different versions of the
piece until you find just the one for you. If you plan to have
the piece played by musicians, make sure they have the arrangement
that you want to hear. Pachelbel's Canon in D isn't quite the
same thing when set to a techno beat.
As a general rule, music for the wedding ceremony falls into three
parts - before, during and after.
Before
This is the time between the guests arriving at the wedding venue
and the arrival of the bride. The music here should be light but
reflective and should help to set the mood in building the anticipation
of the Bride's arrival.
During
Music to march down the aisle by. Processional music to accompany
the Bride from her entrance to the altar or the place at which
the union will take place. The music here should be fitting for
one of the biggest moments of your life. It should be grand, it
should be classic, it should be beautiful and memorable. Why?
Because you're worth it.
After
Music to march back up the aisle by. A more celebratory and joyous
piece that lifts the solemnity of the act that has just been and
looks forward joyously to the new life that you are leaving the
ceremony to face.
Search for music on the Amazon site using the keyword "Wedding".
The music at the most beautiful and perfect wedding this author
has ever attended covered a period of 900 years and included three
pieces that could not have been more different.
Before - Illusions, a collection
of choral works by Hildegard von Bingen, an 11th Century German
Abbess.
During - The Concerto for Two Violins
by Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750.
After - Follow you, Follow Me by
Genesis a 1970s Prog Rock outfit.
The result? A spectacular combination resulting in perfect harmony.
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