String Quartet or Trio Ceremony Suggestions |
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Classical Processional & Recessional Suggestions | |
Popular Classical Processionals (peaceful): | Popular Classical Recessionals: |
Air from Water Music No. 1, Handel | Arrival, Queen of Sheba, Handel |
Air on the G String, Bach | Autumn, Four Seasons, Vivaldi |
Arioso, Bach | Brandenburg Concerto #3, 1st Mov, Bach |
Ave Verum Corpus | Gigue from Suite 3, Bach |
Canon, Pachelbel | Hornpipe, Water Music, Handel |
Intermezzo, Mascagini | Ode to Joy, Beethoven |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach | La Rejouissance & Bouree, Handel |
Largo from Xerxes, Handel | Rondeau, Mouret |
Sheep May Safely Graze, Bach | Spring, Four Seasons, Vivaldi |
St. Anthony's Chorale, Brahms | Te Deum, Charpentier |
Winter, Four Seasons, Vivaldi | Trumpet Tune, Purcell |
Meditation from Thais, Massenet | Trumpet Voluntary , Clarke |
Wedding March, Mendelssohn | |
Popular Classical Processionals (up beat): | Other Ceremony Music (Candle lighting etc) |
Allegro, Water Music No. 1, Handel | Many of these are also listed in "Peaceful Processionals" |
Bridal Chorus, Wagner | Ave Maria, Bach (quartet & trio only) |
Hornpipe, Water Music No. 2, Handel | Be Thou My Vision or other traditional hymns |
Te Deum, Charpentier | Meditation from Thais, Massenet |
Trumpet Tune, Purcell | On Eagles Wings * |
Trumpet Voluntary , Clarke | One Hand, One Heart |
Rondeau, Mouret | Pie Jesu (from Requiem) Andrew Lloyd Webber * |
Simple Gifts-Shaker Hymn | |
Surely The Presence of The Lord | |
The Prayer (from Quest for Camelot) Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli | |
* = Quartet Only | You Raise Me Up. Secret Garden / Josh Groban* * |
Contemporary Processional & Recessional Suggestions | |
(Many of these are available only for Quartet- please see full repertoire lists for details) | |
A Thousand Years, Christina Peri | Love Theme for Nata from "Cinema Paradiso" |
All You Need is Love, Beatles | Lucky, Mraz * |
As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) * | Married Life, from "Up" * |
Best Day of My Life, American Authors | Marry Me, Train * |
Can't Help Falling in Love as sung by Elvis Presley | Moon River, Mancini * |
Concerning Hobbits | Processional from The Sound of Music* * |
Emma: Movie end titles by R. Portman | Short Trip Home, Edgar Meyer |
Father of The Bride: End Credits * | Simple Gifts |
Fidelity, Regina Spektor * | Somewhere Over The Rainbow |
Forgotten Dreams, Leroy Anderson * | Star Wars: Throne Room * |
Glasgow Love Theme | Stay With Me, Sam Smith * |
God Only Knows, Beach Boys * | Super Mario World: End Credits * |
Hallelujah, Shrek | Unchained Melody |
Halo, Beyonce * | Viva la Vida, Cold Play |
Happy, Will Pharrell * | What a Wonderful World |
Here Comes The Sun | When I'm Sixty-Four, Beatles |
Home, Magnetic Zeros * | Yellow, Cold Play * |
Hoppipolla, Sigur Ros * | Love Story, Taylor Swift * |
Irish Jig Suite, Celtic Folk | Super Mario World: End Credits * |
Starlight by Muse | |
* = Quartet Only | |