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Wedding Music in   Dartford London   

Wedding music in  Dartford London  on this web site of wedding music groups

See our  Dartford London  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Some examples of our wedding music possibilities across the UK are displayed below. To find wedding music in   Dartford London  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:  Thomas Simpson (1582-1628; age ca. 46); Veljo Tormis (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Theo Loevendie (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Usko Meriläinen (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Michael Graubart (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Salvador Ranieri (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652; age ca. 70); Julian (Jules) Fontana (1810-1869; age ca. 59); Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849; age 39); Norbert Burgmüller (1810-1836; age 26); Robert Schumann (1810-1856; age 46); Ernst Sachse (1810-1849; age ca. 39); Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625; age ca. 42); Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643; age ca. 60); Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672; age 87); Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630; age 44); Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651; age 65); Francesca Caccini (1587-1640; age ca. 53); Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996; age 65); Alain Pierre Pradel (1949-still alive 2003; age ca. 54); Alex Manassen (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Carlos Micháns (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Christopher Bochmann (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Don "Orfeo" Rechtman (1950-still alive 2003; age ca. 53); Hans-Martin Linde (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); David Burge (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Dick Raaijmakers (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Hans Kox (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654; age 66); Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666; age ca. 78); J. (Joncker) Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657; age ca. 67); Otto Nicolai (1810-1849; age 38); August Gottfried Ritter (1811-1885; age ca. 74); Félix Le Couppey (1811-1887; age 76); Louis Schindelmeisser (1811-1864; age 52); Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886; age 74); John Jenkins (1592-1678; age ca. 86); Richard Farnaby (1594-ca. 1664; age ca. 70); Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663; age ca. 68); Year 1600; David Amram (1930-still alive 2003; age ca. 73); André Laporte (1931-still alive 2003; age ca. 72);

 
 

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

Of instruments of strenges in accord - Herde I so playe a ravyshvng swetnesse - That God, that makere is of all and lord - Ne herde nevere beter, as I gesse. Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1340—1400) The Parlement ojFoules, 1369—94

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Dartford London   

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

Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; It Ain't Necessarily So – Gershwin; Handel - Allegro from Recorder Sonata; Purcell - Trumpet Tune; Jerusalem; Massenet - Meditation from Thais; Pachelbel – Canon; Puccini - Nessun Dorma; Rossini - William Tell Overture; 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; Quartet for flute, violin, viola, cello K298 – Mozart; Smetana - Dance of the Comedians; Pachelbel's Canon & Gigue [Full version] – Pachelbel; Sullivan - Three Little Maids from School are We; Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite; Verdi - Drinking Song from La Traviata; Vivaldi - The Four Seasons; And I love Her – McCartney; Moon River – Mancini; The Thorn Birds Theme – Mancini; Here There & Everywhere – McCartney; Maria from West Side Story – Bernstein; Wagner - Here Comes the Bride; For He's A Jolly Good Fellow; Nutcracker Suite – March – Tchaikowsky; Flute & String Quartet op 3 no 1 – Haydn; Quartet for flute, violin, viola, cello K285b – Mozart; Air on a G String, Gavotte, Bouree, Gigue -J S Bach; Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's Marh) -J Clarke; Girl – McCartney; She Loves You – McCartney; I Will – McCartney; Here Comes the Sun – McCartney; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square – Sherwin; Nutcracker Suite - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy –Tchaikowsky; Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo Act 2) -C W von Gluck;