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[[File:Wedding procession, 1724, from Juedisches Ceremoniel.jpg|thumb|A Jewish wedding procession, 1724, from the book ''Juedisches Ceremoniel'']] |
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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 instrumentalists or vocalists 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. |
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 [[Musician|instrumentalists]] or [[Singing|vocalists]] 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. |
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==Entry and ceremony== |
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| ⚫ | There are many different styles of music that can be played during the entrance and ceremony |
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== Prelude == |
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A prelude 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 [[Air on the G string]] and [[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]] by Johann Sebastian Bach. |
A [[Prelude (music)|prelude]] 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 [[Air on the G string]] and [[Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring]] by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. |
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==Entrance== |
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{{listen|filename=Wagner_Bridal_Chorus.ogg|title=Bridal march|description=The [[Bridal Chorus]] from [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera [[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]}} |
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Music can be used to announce the arrival of the participants of the wedding (such as a bride's [[procession]]al), and in many western cultures, this takes the form of a '''wedding march'''. For more than a century, the ''[[Bridal Chorus]]'' from [[Richard Wagner|Wagner's]] ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]'' (1850), often called "Here Comes The Bride", has been the most popular processional, and is traditionally played on a [[pipe organ]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals|first=Elizabeth Hafkin|last=Pleck|publisher=Harvard University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/celebratingfamil0000plec/page/212 212]|year=2000|url=https://archive.org/details/celebratingfamil0000plec|url-access=registration|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> |
Music can be used to announce the arrival of the participants of the wedding (such as a bride's [[procession]]al), and in many western cultures, this takes the form of a '''wedding march'''. For more than a century, the ''[[Bridal Chorus]]'' from [[Richard Wagner|Wagner's]] ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]'' (1850), often called "Here Comes The Bride", has been the most popular processional, and is traditionally played on a [[pipe organ]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals|first=Elizabeth Hafkin|last=Pleck|publisher=Harvard University Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/celebratingfamil0000plec/page/212 212]|year=2000|url=https://archive.org/details/celebratingfamil0000plec|url-access=registration|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref> |
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Some couples may consider traditional wedding marches clichéd and choose a more modern piece of music or an alternative such as [[Canon in D]] by [[Johann Pachelbel]]. Since the televised [[Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer|wedding]] of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer]] in 1981, there has been an upsurge in popularity of [[Jeremiah Clarke]]'s "[[Prince of Denmark's March]]" for use as processional music; the piece was formerly (and incorrectly) attributed to [[Henry Purcell]] as ''Trumpet Voluntary''. |
Some couples may consider traditional wedding marches clichéd and choose a more modern piece of music or an alternative such as [[Canon in D]] by [[Johann Pachelbel]]. Since the televised [[Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer|wedding]] of [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer]] in 1981, there has been an upsurge in popularity of [[Jeremiah Clarke]]'s "[[Prince of Denmark's March]]" for use as processional music; the piece was formerly (and incorrectly) attributed to [[Henry Purcell]] as ''Trumpet Voluntary''. |
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| ⚫ | At the end of the service, in Western traditions, the bride and groom march back up the aisle to a lively [[Recessional hymn|recessional]] tune, a popular one being [[Felix |
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Traditional [[Marriage in Myanmar|Burmese weddings]] incorporate songs from the [[Mahāgīta|''Mahāgīta'']] corpus. A [[Mahāgīta#Collections|''bwe'']] song called "Aura of Immeasurable Auspiciousness" ({{langx|my|အတိုင်းမသိမင်္ဂလာသြဘာဘွဲ့}}, ''Ataing Mathi Mingala Awba Bwe'') is used as a wedding processional song in traditional [[Weddings in Myanmar|Burmese wedding]]s. <ref name="marry">{{Cite web |date=2019-02-02 |title=မင်္ဂလာပွဲထွက်တဲ့အချိန်မှာ အခါတော်ပေး သီချင်းဖွင့်မယ်ဆိုရင် |url=https://www.marry.com.mm/planning-idea/wedding-myanmar-song-for-myanmar-traditional-wedding-ceremony |access-date=2020-05-04 |website=Marry |language=my}}</ref> The style of ''Mahāgīta'' songs has also been adapted in more modern compositions, such as "Auspicious Song" ({{langx|my|မင်္ဂလာတေး}}, ''Mingala Tei'') composed by [[Twante Thein Tan]], and "''Akadaw Pei''" ({{langx|my|အခါတော်ပေး}}) by Waing Lamin Aung, both of which are commonly played at traditional Burmese weddings.<ref name="marry"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=ဂန္ထဝင်ဂီတဖြင့်ပရိသတ်ကို သိမ်းပိုက်ခဲ့သူ (သို့မဟုတ်) တွံတေးသိန်းတန်|url=https://myanmar.mmtimes.com/news/133814.html|date=2020-01-15|website=The Myanmar Times|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> |
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Weddings in other cultures have different formats. In [[Egypt]], there is a specific rhythm called the ''[[zaffa]]''. Traditionally, a [[belly dance]]r will lead the bride to the wedding hall, accompanied by musicians playing the [[elzaff]], on drums and trumpets, sometimes the flaming torches. This is of unknown antiquity, and may even be from the pre-Islamic era. |
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In [[Egyptian culture]],<ref name="weddings">{{Citation|url=https://julianribinikweddings.com/egyptian-wedding/|title=Egyptian Wedding Guide|date=3 November 2021 |access-date=27 January 2023}}</ref> the ''zaffa'' ({{langx|arz|زفـّـة}} / [[ALA-LC]]: ''zaffah''), or [[wedding march]], is a musical procession of [[bendir]] [[drum]]s, [[bagpipes]], [[horn (acoustic)|horns]], [[belly dance]]rs and men carrying flaming swords. This is an [[Ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian tradition]] that predates [[Islam]]. |
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| ⚫ | [[Interfaith marriage]] 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 [[John Serry Sr.]] (1968).<ref>[https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/files/John-J-Serry-Sr-Collection.pdf 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 esm.rochester.edu]</ref> |
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In traditional [[Marriage in Myanmar|Burmese weddings]], a classical song like "Aura of Immeasurable Auspiciousness" (အတိုင်းမသိမင်္ဂလာသြဘာဘွဲ့, ''Ataing Mathi Mingala Awba Bwe'') from the [[Mahāgīta|''Mahāgīta'' corpus]], is played as a processional music.<ref name="marry">{{Cite web |date=2019-02-02 |title=မင်္ဂလာပွဲထွက်တဲ့အချိန်မှာ အခါတော်ပေး သီချင်းဖွင့်မယ်ဆိုရင် |url=https://www.marry.com.mm/planning-idea/wedding-myanmar-song-for-myanmar-traditional-wedding-ceremony |access-date=2020-05-04 |website=Marry |language=my}}</ref> |
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== Ceremony == |
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During the service there may be a few [[hymn]]s, especially in [[Liturgy|liturgical]] settings. |
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== Recessional == |
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The exiting of the bridal party is also called the [[Wedding recessional|wedding recessional]]. |
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| ⚫ | At the end of the service, in Western traditions, the bride and [[Bridegroom|groom]] march back up the [[aisle]] to a lively [[Recessional hymn|recessional]] tune, a popular one being [[Felix Mendelssohn]]'s [[Wedding March (Mendelssohn)|Wedding March]] from ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1842).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18822541|title = Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150| website=NPR.org }}</ref> The piece achieved popularity after it was played during the wedding of [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] to [[Frederick III, German Emperor|Prince Frederick William of Prussia]] in 1858.<ref>Emmett, William (1996). The national and religious song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 755</ref> Another popular choice is [[Charles-Marie Widor|Widor's]] [[Toccata]] from ''[[Symphony for Organ No. 5 (Widor)|Symphony for Organ No. 5]]'' (1880).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amclassical.com/wedding.shtml|title=Classical Wedding Music|date=8 December 2010|publisher=A-M Classical|access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Post ceremony== |
==Post ceremony== |
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{{Main|Wedding reception}} |
{{Main|Wedding reception}} |
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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 [[Mobile disc jockey|DJ]] to play songs for the couple and guests. |
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 [[Mobile disc jockey|DJ]] to play songs for the couple and guests. |
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''Siman Tov'' ("Good Tidings") is an all-purpose celebratory song in Jewish weddings. |
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In Zanzibar, [[Beni (music)|Beni]] is performed both as a street parade and stationary as a [[wedding dance]]. |
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There are several things to consider before choosing wedding music. For starters, you want to ensure that the song fits the mood of the event. If you’re having a formal affair, then you might want something classic. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a fun vibe, then you might want to go with a danceable tune. Also, you should consider the age group of your guests. If they’re older, then you might want a slower song. Younger couples may prefer upbeat tunes. Finally, you also need to take into account the type of venue where you’re holding the wedding. Some venues don’t allow certain types of music.<ref>{{Cite web |last=iamhumzaiqbal |date=2022-04-26 |title=DJMaj-ik: CHOOSING THE RIGHT DJ |url=https://djmaj-ik.com/choosing-the-right-dj/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=DJMaj-ik |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 15 November 2024
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 instrumentalists or vocalists 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.
There are many different styles of music that can be played during the entrance and ceremony. 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.
Prelude
[edit]A prelude 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 Air on the G string and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Entrance
[edit]
Music can be used to announce the arrival of the participants of the wedding (such as a bride's processional), and in many western cultures, this takes the form of a wedding march. For more than a century, the Bridal Chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin (1850), often called "Here Comes The Bride", has been the most popular processional, and is traditionally played on a pipe organ.[1]
Some couples may consider traditional wedding marches clichéd and choose a more modern piece of music or an alternative such as Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel. Since the televised wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, there has been an upsurge in popularity of Jeremiah Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March" for use as processional music; the piece was formerly (and incorrectly) attributed to Henry Purcell as Trumpet Voluntary.
At Jewish weddings, the entrance of the groom is accompanied by the tune ''Baruch Haba''.[citation needed]
Traditional Burmese weddings incorporate songs from the Mahāgīta corpus. A bwe song called "Aura of Immeasurable Auspiciousness" (Burmese: အတိုင်းမသိမင်္ဂလာသြဘာဘွဲ့, Ataing Mathi Mingala Awba Bwe) is used as a wedding processional song in traditional Burmese weddings. [2] The style of Mahāgīta songs has also been adapted in more modern compositions, such as "Auspicious Song" (Burmese: မင်္ဂလာတေး, Mingala Tei) composed by Twante Thein Tan, and "Akadaw Pei" (Burmese: အခါတော်ပေး) by Waing Lamin Aung, both of which are commonly played at traditional Burmese weddings.[2][3]
In Egyptian culture,[4] the zaffa (Egyptian Arabic: زفـّـة / ALA-LC: zaffah), or wedding march, is a musical procession of bendir drums, bagpipes, horns, belly dancers and men carrying flaming swords. This is an ancient Egyptian tradition that predates Islam.
Interfaith marriage 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 John Serry Sr. (1968).[5]
Ceremony
[edit]During the service there may be a few hymns, especially in liturgical settings.
Recessional
[edit]The exiting of the bridal party is also called the wedding recessional.
At the end of the service, in Western traditions, the bride and groom march back up the aisle to a lively recessional tune, a popular one being Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (1842).[6] The piece achieved popularity after it was played during the wedding of Victoria, Princess Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1858.[7] Another popular choice is Widor's Toccata from Symphony for Organ No. 5 (1880).[8]
Post ceremony
[edit]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 DJ to play songs for the couple and guests.
Siman Tov ("Good Tidings") is an all-purpose celebratory song in Jewish weddings.
In Zanzibar, Beni is performed both as a street parade and stationary as a wedding dance.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pleck, Elizabeth Hafkin (2000). Celebrating the Family: Ethnicity, Consumer Culture, and Family Rituals. Harvard University Press. p. 212. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b "မင်္ဂလာပွဲထွက်တဲ့အချိန်မှာ အခါတော်ပေး သီချင်းဖွင့်မယ်ဆိုရင်". Marry (in Burmese). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "ဂန္ထဝင်ဂီတဖြင့်ပရိသတ်ကို သိမ်းပိုက်ခဲ့သူ (သို့မဟုတ်) တွံတေးသိန်းတန်". The Myanmar Times. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Egyptian Wedding Guide, 3 November 2021, retrieved 27 January 2023
- ^ 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 esm.rochester.edu
- ^ "Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' at 150". NPR.org.
- ^ Emmett, William (1996). The national and religious song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 755
- ^ "Classical Wedding Music". A-M Classical. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
