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Wedding Music in   Canterbury   

Find wedding music groups who perform in  Canterbury  on our this web site of wedding music groups

See our  Canterbury  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Below are a few of our wedding music groups across the UK. For wedding music in   Canterbury  choose your county from the drop down box to see the wedding music groups that play in your area.

 
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Composers through history - wedding music

Some music has been written specifically for weddings, but most wedding music has been taken from works created for other purposes, Here are some examples of composers:  Michael Haydn (1737-1806; age 68); Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793; age 54); Jan Evangelista Antonin Kozeluh (1738-1814; age 75); Roderik de Man (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); John Mitchell (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883; age ca. 30); André-Charles Messager (1853-1929; age 75); George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931; age 76); Michael Repoulis (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Stephen Watson (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Philip Goddard (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Chinary Ung (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Victor Suslin (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799; age 59); Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813; age 74); Friedrich Rust (1739-1796; age 56); Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816; age 76); Steve Perillo (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); David Conte (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Ian Venables (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Edgar (Pierre Joseph) Tinel (1854-1912; age 58); Leoš Janáček (1854-1928; age 74); Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801; age 60); Vaclav (Wenzel) Pichl (1741-1805; age 63); André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813; age 72); Canary Burton (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Friedrich Schenker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Ulf Grahn (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Gerhard Wielakker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925; age 70); John Philip Sousa (1854-1932; age 77); Hendrika van Tussenbroek (1854-1935; age 80); Bernard Zweers (1854-1924; age 70); Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893; age 39); Brian Ferneyhough (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Johann André (1741-1799; age 58); Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805; age 62); Carl Stamitz (1745-1801; age 56); Giuseppe Giordani (1745-1798; age 52); Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799; age 53); Gearg Druschetzky (1745-1819; age ca. 74); Gabriel Senanes (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47);

 
 

Wedding Music - a quotation:  Canterbury   

Literature has many references about wedding music ensembles and their instruments. Here are some examples-

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1714

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Canterbury   

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

Boccherini - Minuet ; Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture; Purcell - Chacony in G minor; Sullivan - The Mikado; Borodin - First Polovtsian Dance; Paragon Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin - The Entertainer ; Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin; Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin's New Rag - Scott Joplin; Capua - O Sole Mio; Elgar - Salut d'Amour ; Debussy - Clair de Lune; Mozart - Voi Che Sapette from The Marriage of Figaro; Delibes - Flower Duet from Lakmé; Ravel – Bolero; Purcell - Two Rondeaux from Abdelazar and the Fairy Queen; 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; Saint-Saens - The Swan from Carnival of the Animals; Dvorak - Humoresque ; Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro; Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance No. VIII; Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca; Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz; 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; Elgar - Chanson de Matin; Handel - Departure of the Queen of Sheba; Quartet for flute, violin, viola, cello K285 Mozart; Elgar - Chanson de Nuit; Gossec - Tambourin ; Mozart - Eine Kleine Nacht Musik ; Greensleeves; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love;