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Wedding Music in   South West England   

A selection of wedding music bands and ensembles in  South West England  on this wedding music web site

See our  South West England  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Here is some our wedding music options in different parts of the UK. View wedding music in   South West England  select your county from the drop down box. This will show the wedding music options available 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:  Lucien Goethals (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896; age 84); Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871; age 59); Keith Barnard (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Michel Bero (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Anton Del Forno (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Peter Pindar Stearns (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Donald Martino (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Girolamo Fantini (1600-1675; age ca. 75); William Lawes (1602-1645; age 43); Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676; age 73); Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674; age 68); Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667; age 50); Frank Ferko (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Nejat Basegmezler (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883; age 70); Ernst Haberbier (1813-1869; age 55); Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901; age 87); Matthias Weckman (1616-1674; age ca. 58); Joan Cererols (1618-1680; age 61); Anthony Hedges (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Sylvano Bussotti (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Jorge Kumok (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Malcolm Williamson (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72); Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzjski (1813-1869; age 55); Charles-Valentin Morhange Alkan (1813-1888; age 74); Richard Wagner (1813-1883; age 69); Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889; age ca. 75); Michael Carnes (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); José Marín (1618-1699; age ca. 81); Solomon Eccles (1618-1683; age ca. 65); Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677; age ca. 58); Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684; age ca. 65); François Cosset (1620-1682; age ca. 62); Matthew Locke (1622-1677; age ca. 55); Antonio Cesti (1623-1669; age 46); Marilynn Stark (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Daniel Leo Simpson (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); James Dillon (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Richard Cooke (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814-1865; age 51);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Music  South West England   

Wedding Music groups and similar ensembles have been mentioned in novels and plays. Here are some quotations:-

Despite Mozart’s gifts as a pianist, his favourite instrument was theviola—appropriately enough, for it lies at the heart of the string quartet. Alec Hyatt King (1911— Mozart Chamber Music, 1972

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  South West England   

Weddings - Our Wedding Music musicians can set just the perfect atmosphere for your wedding ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast.

You can hear samples of our wedding music online

Corporate & Parties - Whatever your corporate event or party is for, our highly versatile Wedding Music ensembles will have the right music for your occasion.

 
   Here is some typical repertoire of our wedding music groups   

EXAMPLES OF A WEDDING MUSIC REPERTOIRE

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;