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Wedding Music in Abingdon
See and hear wedding music options in Abingdon on this UK wide website of wedding music groups
See our Abingdon Wedding Music bands and ensembles
A small selection of our wedding music groups across the UK is shown below. To find wedding music in Abingdon 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 musicSome 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: William Webster-Garman (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Joel-Francois Durand (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900; age ca. 56); Eugène Gigout (1844-1925; age 81); Jacques Duphly (1715-1789; age ca. 74); Jan Václav (Johann) Stamic (1717-1757; age 39); Mathias Georg Monn|Man (1717-1750; age 33); Jonathan Harvey (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); John Cheetham (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Tom Johnson (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); George R. Belden (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924; age 79); Valentina Semyonova Serova-Bergman (1846-1924; age ca. 78); Marie Jaëll (1846-1925; age 78); Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917; age 70); Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907; age 59); Daan Manneke (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Leopold Mozart (1719-1787; age 67); Johan Nicolaas Lentz (1720-1782; age ca. 62); Johann Schobert (1720-1767; age ca. 47); Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799; age 78); Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783; age 62); Jiři Antonin Benda (1722-1795; age 73); Andrew Violette (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Robert Greenberg (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Judith Weir (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Jonathan Berger (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Timothy Kucij (1954-still alive 2003; age ca. 49); Pietro Nardini (1722-1793; age 71); Leo Brouwer (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Louis Andriessen (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Roger Tessier (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Ketil Hvoslef (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (1939-still alive 2003; age ca. 64); Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787; age 63); Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935; age 87); Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905; age ca. 58); Robert Fuchs (1847-1927; age 80); Johannes Haarklou (1847-1925; age 78); Fritz Seitz (1848-1918; age ca. 70); Anna Amalia von Preußen (1723-1787; age 63); François-André Philidor (1725-1795; age 69); |
Wedding Music - a quotation: Abingdon
Wedding Music groups and similar ensembles have been mentioned in novels and plays. Here are some quotations:-
Fiddle, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat. Ambrose Bierce (1842—1914?) The Devil ~ Dictionary, 1916
Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Abingdon
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
WEDDING MUSIC - TYPICAL REPERTOIRE
Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Girl – McCartney; She Loves You – McCartney; I Will – McCartney; Here Comes the Sun – McCartney; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Sherwin; 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; Baby Elephant Walk – Mancini; Charade – Mancini; Days of Wine & Roses – Mancini; Every Time We Say Good-Bye - Cole Porter; Guantanamera; 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; I Love You Samantha - Cole Porter; Just Another Rhumba – Gershwin; La Bamba; Maggie's Theme [from the Thorn Birds] – Mancini; Match of the Day; 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; Pie In The Dace Polka [from the Great Race] – Mancini; Roast Beef of Old England [Military];