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When choosing music for the processional (the arrival of the bride and her walk up the aisle) and the recessional (the walk back down the aisle of the newly married couple) you need to think not just in regards to what song or piece of music will best reflect your personalities and style as well as the style of your wedding, you likewise need to think with regards to the instruments.

The majestic swelling sound of the organ has been the soundtrack for innumerable church wedding ceremonies, both in real life and on the big screen. But move the ceremony outside of the church and persons tend to go soft and sweet, choosing a string quartet or a harp. Both are lovely but you need sheer quiet for the music to be heard and lets face it, people move, rustle, even talk. If the wedding is kept outdoors the sound of string instruments dissipates and may not be heard by those further away from the musicians.

For the entrance of the bride you will want music that is joyful, that from the original notes signals that something particular is happening, music that proclaims She’s here. And for the walk back up the aisle you will want music that is both joyful and triumphant.

The instruments you choose may add so much to the excitement of those two moments.

The most frequent classical music selections for weddings have one thing in mutual – brass instruments, quintessentially the trumpet:

• The Prince of Denmark’s March”(Trumpet Voluntary in D major) by Jeremiah Clarke
• Trumpet Tune and Air by Henry Purcell
• Trumpet Voluntary byJohn Stanley
• The Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, ordinarily called “Here Comes the Bride” includes a trumpet in the primary operatic version

These established wedding marches played by a string quartet are lovely, but add a bit of brass and something magic happens. The music seems more upbeat, almost happier.

So when choosing your musicians think brass quartet or a mix of strings and brass for magical music that lifts the spirits and expresses your joy.

Baroque Music Brass Organ Purcell Picture

Baroque Music Brass Organ Purcell Picture

Baroque Music Brass Organ Purcell Image

Baroque Music Brass Organ Purcell Pic

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Simply very, very good.
By Joseph R. Van Buskirk
If you like brass and orgen (as you would/could listen in a church ceremony, then this is for you. My wife chose two selections on this disc over 36 years ago, and we love to listen it often. She chose Jeremiah Clarke’s two numbers….a funny thing when it comes to this…when we were married, the composition was credited to Henry Purcell, not Clarke. This fault was a lot of years later, proven to be Clarke’s work. No matter, as whoever wrote the piece, did a outstanding job.

3 of 4 persons found the following review helpful.
Baroque Music for Brass and Organ
By Leroy Martinson
It fills a major gap in some collections.
I knew of not one thing else comparable.

4 of 14 humans found the following review helpful.
It’s the Empire Brass!
By A
C’mon, it’s the Empire Brass! They rock! What’s not to like?

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