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Wedding Music in   Croydon   

Wedding music in  Croydon  on this web site of wedding music groups

See our  Croydon  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Some examples of our wedding music possibilities across the UK are displayed below. To find wedding music in   Croydon  find your county in the drop down box. This will take you to all of our wedding music ensembles that play in your locality.

 
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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:  Roque De Pedro (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Derek Strahan (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738; age ca. 56); Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764; age ca. 81); Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729; age 46); Christoph Graupner (1683-1760; age 77); Francesco Onofrio Manfredini (1684-1762; age 78); Danny Elfman (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Jan Achterkamp (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Tekla Badarcewska-Baranowska (1834-1861; age ca. 27); Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886; age 51); Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921; age 86); Johann Theodor Roemhildt (1684-1756; age ca. 72); Francesco Durante (1684-1755; age 71); Terry Riley (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Aulis Sallinen (1935-still alive 2003; age ca. 68); Gerardo Gandini (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Philippe Boesmans (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Enrique Belloc (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Peter Benoit (1835-1901; age 65); Felix Draeseke (1835-1913; age 77); Henri Wieniawski (1835-1880; age 44); Eduard Strauss (1835-1916; age 81); Arthur Levering (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757; age 71); Louis-Antoine Dornel (1685-1765; age ca. 80); Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759; age 74); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750; age 65); Nicola Porpora (1686-1768; age 81); Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739; age 53); Willem de Fesch (1687-1757; age ca. 70); Peter Child (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Christos Hatzis (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); François Clément Théodore Dubois (1837-1924; age 86); Milii Balakirev (1837-1910; age 73); César Antonowich Cui (1835-1918; age 83); Aribert Reimann (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Juan Carlos Zorzi (1936-1999; age ca. 63); Alicia Terzian (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Juan José Falcon Sanabria (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Vic Nees (1936-still alive 2003; age ca. 67); Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750; age 63);

 
 

A quote for Wedding Music  Croydon   

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

Of his quartet, From My Life :1 A work which in a sense is private, and therefore written for four instruments which should converse together in an intimate circle about the things which so deeply trouble me. Nothing more. Bedrich Smetana (1824—84) Quoted in Cardus, The Delights of.i4usic, 1966

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Croydon   

Weddings - During the wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast, our Wedding Music ensembles can set just the right atmosphere for your .

You can hear samples of our wedding music online

Corporate & Parties - Our talented and adaptable Wedding Music bands have extensive repertoires enabling them to play appropriate music for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal concerts to hospitality and banquets

 
   Some examples of the repertoire of our wedding music bands   

REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES FOR WEDDING MUSIC

Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Suite from "CATS" - A Lloyd Webber; The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony; O Sole Mio - Rinaldo do Capua; The Londonderry Air; Country Club - Scott Joplin; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Paragon Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin - The Entertainer ; Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin; Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin; Scott Joplin's New Rag - Scott Joplin; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; 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; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1; Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; The Folks Who Live on the Hill - Jerome Kern; My Funny Valentine - Richard Rogers;