Suggested Wedding Music Selections
The selections found below are a small representation of the musical possibilities for your ceremony and our musicians will honor special requests as they are able. Most of these selections may also be realized on the piano. If you have a favorite secular song, please consider using it at your rehearsal dinner or wedding reception.
Explanation of Instrumental Key for Wedding Music
- O = organ
- T = trumpet (with organ)
- Str. = String Quartet
Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring (O, T, Str., arr. for others) - J. S. Bach
(This selection can be played by organ alone, organ and trumpet, strings, or with a number of other instruments)
Example: Air de Trompette (T) - G. P. Telemann
(This selection can be played when a trumpet is used, but not by organ alone)
Example: Sonata in E-flat Major (O) - W. A. Mozart
| Music | Composer |
|---|---|
| Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ("Sleepers Wake") (O, T) | J. S. Bach |
| Air de Trompette (T) | G. P. Telemann |
| In dir ist Freude ("In Thee is Gladness") (O) (Zimbelstern, or bell cluster in Millar only) |
J. S. Bach |
|
Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring (O, T, Str., arr. for others) |
J. S. Bach |
|
Toccata |
G. B. Martini |
|
Sonata in E-flat Major (O) |
W. A. Mozart |
| Arioso (O, Str.) | J. S. Bach |
| Trumpet Tunes and Airs (T) - La Majestie | G. P. Telemann |
| Trumpet Tunes and Airs (T) - La Grace | G. P. Telemann |
| Trumpet Tunes and Airs (T) - Con bravura | G. P. Telemann |
| Sonata 1, Trumpet solo, 1st movement (T) | G. Viviani |
| Sonata 1, Trumpet solo, Presto (T) | G. Viviani |
| Sonatina in C Major (for Two Trumpets) (2 T) | Johann Pezel |
| Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major (Str., O) | J.S. Bach |
(One or two pieces are played according to the size of the wedding party)
| Music | Composer |
|---|---|
| The Prince of Denmark's March (O, T, arr. for others) | Jeremiah Clarke |
| Trumpet Tune (T) | Philip B. Catelinet |
| Trumpet Tune in D Major | David N. Johnson |
| Processional in E-flat Major (O, T) | David N. Johnson |
| Prelude to Te Deum (T) | Marc-Antoine Charpentier |
| Voluntary in C Major for Two Trumpets and Organ (O, 2 T) | Henry Purcell |
| March from Parthenope (O, T) | G. F. Handel |
(Generally, one is selected, sometimes two)
| Music | Composer |
|---|---|
| Rondeau (O, T, arr. for others) | Jean Joseph Mouret |
| Hornpipe from Water Music (O, T, arr. for others) | G. F. Handel |
| Concerto for Two Trumpets (2 T) | Antonio Vivaldi |
| The Rejoicing from the Royal Fireworks Music (Str., O, T) | G. F. Handel |
| Trumpet Tune (O, T, arr. for others) | Jeremiah Clarke |
| Finale from Organ Concerto No. 5 (O, Str.) | G. F. Handel |
| "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" (O, T, others) | Hymn, arr. from Beethoven |
(Generally, one to three are selected)
| Music | Composer |
|---|---|
| Ave Maria | Franz Schubert |
| Bist du bei mir (usually soprano or tenor) | J. S. Bach |
| Wedding Song | Heinrich Schuetz |
| The Lord's Prayer | Flor Peeters |
| The Call | Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Music | Composer |
|---|---|
| O Lord Most Holy | César Franck |
| The Lord's Prayer | Malotte |
| Simple Song (from Mass - usually soprano or tenor) | Leonard Bernstein |