Wedding marches for a catholic ceremony

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Wedding ceremonies performed within the Catholic Church are considered to be sacramental rites. Secular music generally is not allowed. The Commission on Church Music of the Archdiocese of New York holds to this statement regarding the use of music in weddings: "The music of the wedding service should assist the assembled believers to express and share the gift of faith." While the policy is open to minimal local interpretation, most dioceses hold to the standard that music used in all aspects of a Catholic wedding -- including the bridal march procession -- be of a religious nature.

1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

   • Complete credit for this well-known piece of music often is incorrectly given to Johann Sebastian Bach alone. While the bulk of what was the 10th movement of the German cantata Herz und Mund Tat und Leben was composed by Bach, the underlying choral melody often methodically pounded out on piano was actually written by Johan Schop, a violinist. Bach originally composed "Jesu" to be sung and played robustly by woodwinds, string and brass. The piano-only version more familiar today was translated by Myra Hess, an English pianist, in 1926.

   Canon In D Major

   • Often referred to as Pachelbel's "Canon in D," this piece from a musical standpoint is technically considered a "passacaglia," which is a Spanish musical form written in triple meter. It was originally scored for three violins playing in the basso continuo style made popular in the Baroque musical era. This piece of music was nearly forgotten after the musical world abandoned the German Baroque style until a 1970s recording by French conductor Jean-Francois Pillard re-popularized the song.

   Trumpet Voluntary

   • Better known as the "Prince of Denmark's March" by Jeremiah Clarke, this song's popularity skyrocketed after Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer used this for their 1981 wedding. It also hails from the Baroque era and like Bach's "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring," its original scoring has been altered by modern day preferences. "Trumpet Voluntary" was initially prepared for keyboard and later adapted to trumpet and string orchestra.

   Overture From Royal Fireworks Suite

   • King George II of Britain commissioned this score from George Frideric Handel in 1749. The king wanted it played in conjunction with fireworks in London's Green Park to celebrate the end of the War of Austrian Succession. Unfortunately, the event was a public relations failure, as the fireworks set a large wooden structure ablaze. It seems a bit odd that something historically disastrous would be so popular in modern weddings, but the song is often chosen for its length that allows large wedding parties to make a proper entrance.

   Forbidden Music

   • While popular in weddings of other religious groups, the "Bridal Chorus" from German composer Richard Wagner's opera, "Lohengrin," and Felix Mendelssohn's "Bridal March" are not used in Catholic weddings. Wagner's song is banned because its use it the opera has it played as the couple heads to the bedroom and not the altar. Mendelssohn's song is banned because it was used in Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream" for a comedic wedding.

Source: www.ehow.com

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