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Wedding Music in   Bristol   

A selection of wedding music bands and ensembles in  Bristol  on this wedding music web site

See our  Bristol  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Here is some our wedding music options in different parts of the UK. View wedding music in   Bristol  select your county from the drop down box. This will show the wedding music options available in your area.

 
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Wedding music and composers

Wedding music for civil and for church weddings is sometimes different, in that the music used in civil ceremonies must not have religeous connotations. Examples of composers are:  Andre Mathieu (1929-1968; age ca. 39); PDQ Bach (1807-1742; age ca. -65); Edward P. Mascari (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Fred Frith (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Javier Busto (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Carson Kievman (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Alcides Lanza (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Frédéric Devreese (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Albert Biales (1929-still alive 2003; age ca. 74); Pierre Guédron (1565-1620; age ca. 55); Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613; age 47); Thomas Campion (1567-1620; age 53); Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643; age 76); Michel Waisvisz (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Juan Pedro Esnaola (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Henri Cohen (1808-1880; age ca. 72); Franz Schubert (2) (1808-1878; age ca. 70); Sebastián de Yradier|Iradier (1809-1865; age ca. 56); Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634; age ca. 66); Gian Paolo Cima (1570-1620; age ca. 50); John Farmer (1570-1591; age ca. 21); Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995; age ca. 65); Cristóbal Halffter (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Jacqueline Fontyn (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Nancy Van de Vate (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847; age 38); Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1809-1864; age ca. 55); Félicien-César David (1810-1876; age 66); Robert Vinson (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); John Newell (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Wolfgang Bottenberg (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Michael Praetorius (1571-1621; age 50); Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656; age ca. 84); Alfonso Ferrabosco (1575-1628; age ca. 53); Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623; age 47); Melchior Franck (1579-1639; age ca. 60); Thomas Ford (1580-1648; age ca. 68); Geoffrey Poole (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Leonard Lehrman (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Stephen Paulus (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876; age 65); Ole Bull (1810-1880; age 70);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Music  Bristol   

A sample of what has been written about wedding music groups-

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Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Bristol   

Weddings - Create the perfect ambience for the wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast with one of our Wedding Music groups

You can hear samples of our wedding music online

Corporate & Parties - Our highly versatile Wedding Music musicians also play for a wide spectrum of non wedding events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

 
   Here is some typical repertoire of our wedding music groups   

REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES FOR WEDDING MUSIC

The Teddy Bears' Picnic - J Bratton; Suite from Oklahoma & The Sound of Music - Rogers & Hammerstein; Pennies from Heaven - A Johnson; Anything Goes - Cole Porter; Let's Do It - Cole Porter; O Mio Babino Caro – Puccini; Polovstian Dance – Borodin; Clair de Lu - Debussy; Humoreske – Dvorak; String Quartet K298 – Mozart; Morning – Grieg; String Quartet K159 – Mozart; The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Jerome Kern; My Funny Valentine - Richard Rogers; Suite from South Pacific & The King & I - Rogers & Hammerstein; Makin' Whoopee – Donaldson; When I Fall In Love; Flower Duet from Lakme – Delibes; Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Grieg; Moment Musicale Op 94 No 3 – Schubert; Norwegian Dance – Grieg; String Quartet K160 – Mozart; Slavonic Dance – Dvorak; Four Fancies for flute & string trio - Gordon Jacob; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love; Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; It Ain't Necessarily So – Gershwin; Salut d'Amou – Elgar; Chanson de Matin – Elgar; Minuet from Sonata Op 49 – Boccherini; 3 Quartets for flute, violin, viola, cello – Playel; Adagio Cantabile from Sonata Op 1 – Beethoven; Adagio in C K356 – Mozart; String Quartet K157 – Mozart; Beer Barrel Polka; I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' – Gershwin; Theme Song from Molly Maguires – Mancini; When I'm 64 – McCartney; They Didn't Believe Me; Andante from oboe concerto – Haydn;