29:
90:
70:
often precedes the wedding. During the prelude, guests arrive to the gathering place while ambiance music is being played. Calm and light music is usually performed at that time, setting the mood for the ceremony while not being too distracting for the guests. Popular prelude music includes
488:
Eastman School of Music - University of
Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection score "Processional March (1951, Revised for Organ 1968)" Folder 18 p. 10 archived at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music Sibley Music Library Special collections on
326:
ceremonies have benefited by the efforts of several modern composers, many of whom have written processional marches to honor the religious traditions of both the bride and the groom. Included in this group are
108:
106:
107:
181:
47:
or may use pre-recorded songs, depending on the format of the event, traditions associated with the prevailing culture and the wishes of the couple being married.
345:
After the ceremony, there is often a celebratory dance, or reception, where there may be musical entertainment such as a wedding singer, live wedding band, or
63:
settings. While some elements of the ceremony may be personalized for a specific couple, the order of service will most of the time follow a similar pattern.
39:
Music is often played at wedding celebrations, including during the ceremony and at festivities before or after the event. The music can be performed live by
462:
233:
55:
There are many different styles of music that can be played during the entrance and ceremony. During the service there may be a few
276:
172:
Some couples may consider traditional wedding marches clichéd and choose a more modern piece of music or an alternative such as
20:
165:(1850), often called "Here Comes The Bride", has been the most popular processional, and is traditionally played on a
349:
to play songs for the couple and guests. (The exiting of the bridal party is also called the wedding recessional.)
254:
76:
242:
99:
487:
197:
287:, sometimes the flaming torches. This is of unknown antiquity, and may even be from the pre-Islamic era.
228:
28:
238:
189:
185:
413:
392:
142:
Music can be used to announce the arrival of the participants of the wedding (such as a bride's
528:
430:
Emmett, William (1996). The national and religious song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 755
500:
533:
80:
309:, a classical song like "Aura of Immeasurable Auspiciousness" (အတိုင်းမသိမင်္ဂလာသြဘာဘွဲ့,
8:
323:
306:
246:
72:
200:" for use as processional music; the piece was formerly (and incorrectly) attributed to
385:
346:
358:
340:
224:
161:
123:
363:
220:
177:
193:
67:
237:(1842). The piece achieved popularity after it was played during the wedding of
328:
291:
157:
119:
275:
will lead the bride to the wedding hall, accompanied by musicians playing the
522:
314:
201:
152:
115:
440:
272:
387:
Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer
Culture, and Family Rituals
212:
173:
166:
143:
134:
19:"Wedding march" redirects here. For pieces titled Wedding March, see
16:
Musical compositions intended for performance at marriage ceremonies
40:
284:
249:
60:
44:
211:
At the end of the service, in
Western traditions, the bride and
463:"မင်္ဂလာပွဲထွက်တဲ့အချိန်မှာ အခါတော်ပေး သီချင်းဖွင့်မယ်ဆိုရင်"
267:
262:
216:
280:
56:
146:), and in many western cultures, this takes the form of a
294:, the entrance of the groom is accompanied by the tune
261:
Weddings in other cultures have different formats. In
302:("Good Tidings") is an all-purpose celebratory song.
192:
in 1981, there has been an upsurge in popularity of
384:
32:A Jewish wedding procession, 1724, from the book
520:
265:, there is a specific rhythm called the
27:
521:
414:"Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150"
382:
320:, is played as a processional music.
50:
455:
391:. Harvard University Press. p.
245:in 1858. Another popular choice is
243:Prince Frederick William of Prussia
13:
88:
14:
545:
443:. A-M Classical. 8 December 2010
383:Pleck, Elizabeth Hafkin (2000).
334:
133:Problems playing this file? See
104:
150:. For more than a century, the
501:"Wedding Entertainment: Guide"
493:
481:
433:
424:
406:
376:
1:
469:(in Burmese). 2 February 2019
369:
311:Ataing Mathi Mingala Awba Bwe
7:
352:
77:Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
10:
550:
338:
223:tune, a popular one being
18:
441:"Classical Wedding Music"
234:A Midsummer Night's Dream
198:Prince of Denmark's March
503:. Entertainers Worldwide
255:Symphony for Organ No. 5
239:Victoria, Princess Royal
186:Charles, Prince of Wales
180:. Since the televised
93:
36:
92:
81:Johann Sebastian Bach
34:Juedisches Ceremoniel
31:
324:Interfaith marriage
271:. Traditionally, a
73:Air on the G string
215:march back up the
190:Lady Diana Spencer
94:
51:Entry and ceremony
37:
489:esm.rochester.edu
341:Wedding reception
225:Felix Mendelssohn
206:Trumpet Voluntary
109:
21:The Wedding March
541:
513:
512:
510:
508:
497:
491:
485:
479:
478:
476:
474:
459:
453:
452:
450:
448:
437:
431:
428:
422:
421:
410:
404:
403:
401:
399:
390:
380:
307:Burmese weddings
178:Johann Pachelbel
111:
110:
91:
59:, especially in
41:instrumentalists
549:
548:
544:
543:
542:
540:
539:
538:
519:
518:
517:
516:
506:
504:
499:
498:
494:
486:
482:
472:
470:
461:
460:
456:
446:
444:
439:
438:
434:
429:
425:
412:
411:
407:
397:
395:
381:
377:
372:
355:
343:
337:
305:In traditional
292:Jewish weddings
194:Jeremiah Clarke
140:
139:
131:
129:
128:
127:
126:
112:
105:
102:
95:
89:
53:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
547:
537:
536:
531:
515:
514:
492:
480:
454:
432:
423:
405:
374:
373:
371:
368:
367:
366:
361:
354:
351:
339:Main article:
336:
333:
329:John Serry Sr.
130:
120:Richard Wagner
113:
103:
98:
97:
96:
87:
86:
85:
52:
49:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
546:
535:
532:
530:
529:Wedding music
527:
526:
524:
502:
496:
490:
484:
468:
464:
458:
442:
436:
427:
419:
415:
409:
394:
389:
388:
379:
375:
365:
362:
360:
357:
356:
350:
348:
342:
335:Post ceremony
332:
330:
325:
321:
319:
317:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
293:
288:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
269:
264:
259:
257:
256:
251:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:
230:
229:Wedding March
226:
222:
218:
214:
209:
207:
203:
202:Henry Purcell
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
170:
168:
164:
163:
159:
155:
154:
153:Bridal Chorus
149:
148:wedding march
145:
138:
136:
125:
121:
117:
116:Bridal Chorus
101:
84:
82:
78:
74:
69:
64:
62:
58:
48:
46:
42:
35:
30:
26:
22:
534:Music genres
507:30 September
505:. Retrieved
495:
483:
471:. Retrieved
466:
457:
445:. Retrieved
435:
426:
417:
408:
396:. Retrieved
386:
378:
359:Processional
344:
322:
315:
310:
304:
299:
298:. Meanwhile
295:
289:
273:belly dancer
266:
260:
253:
232:
219:to a lively
210:
205:
171:
160:
151:
147:
144:processional
141:
132:
100:Bridal march
65:
54:
38:
33:
25:
364:Recessional
313:) from the
296:Baruch Haba
221:recessional
523:Categories
370:References
174:Canon in D
167:pipe organ
135:media help
61:liturgical
398:31 August
300:Siman Tov
162:Lohengrin
124:Lohengrin
122:'s opera
45:vocalists
353:See also
331:(1968).
316:Mahāgīta
285:trumpets
258:(1880).
158:Wagner's
447:10 June
418:NPR.org
250:Toccata
247:Widor's
182:wedding
68:prelude
318:corpus
277:elzaff
473:4 May
467:Marry
281:drums
279:, on
268:zaffa
263:Egypt
252:from
231:from
217:aisle
213:groom
156:from
118:from
57:hymns
509:2021
475:2020
449:2013
400:2014
283:and
196:'s "
188:and
114:The
75:and
393:212
290:At
241:to
227:'s
204:as
184:of
176:by
79:by
43:or
525::
465:.
416:.
347:DJ
208:.
169:.
83:.
66:A
511:.
477:.
451:.
420:.
402:.
137:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
