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Wedding Music in   Dorset   

A selection of wedding music bands and ensembles in  Dorset  on this wedding music web site

See our  Dorset  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Here is some our wedding music options in different parts of the UK. View wedding music in   Dorset  select your county from the drop down box. This will show the wedding music options available in your area.

 
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Wedding music, composers and wedding music

The music of many composers has been used for weddings. Wedding music is normally taken from the best of classical and baroque music that has stood the test of time. Here are some examples of composers:  David Garner (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Sergio Parotti (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Eduardo Alonso-Crespo (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Vladimír Godár (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Johann Baptist Krumpholz (1745-1790; age 44); Bill (G.W.) Hopkins (1943-1981; age 37); Michèle Reverdy (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Maestro Ilaiyaraaja (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Gavin Bryars (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Anthony Iannaccone (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); João de Sousa Carvalho (1745-1798; age ca. 53); Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921; age 67); Ernest Chausson (1855-1899; age 44); Anatolii Lyadov (1855-1914; age 59); George Edwuard Bonsor Saint Martin (1855-1930; age ca. 75); Julius Röntgen (1855-1932; age 77); James Hook (1746-1827; age ca. 81); Ivan Evstaf'evich Khandoshkin (1746-1804; age ca. 58); Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822; age ca. 75); Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1747-1800; age 53); Leopold Kozeluh (1747-1818; age 70); Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798; age 49); Mariano Etkin (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Sergey Taneyev (1856-1915; age 58); Stevan Mokranjac (1856-1914; age 58); Daniel Dorff (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Sally Beamish (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Thierry Pallesco (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); David Matthews (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Faradj Karayev (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); François Dompierre (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Jerry Hunt (1943-1993; age 49); Francesco Azopardi (1748-1809; age 60); Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801; age 51); Antonio Rosetti (1750-1792; age ca. 42); Jan Willem van Dormolen (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Michel Dalle Ave (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47); Christian Sinding (1856-1941; age 85); Edward Elgar (1857-1934; age 76); Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919; age 62); Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813; age 63); Antonio Salieri (1750-1825; age 74);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Music  Dorset   

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, 1918

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Dorset   

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; As Time Goes By; When I Fall in Love; Stardust; Autumn Leaves; Lara's Theme; 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; Anthem from Chess; Scott Joplin - Roseleaf Rag; Cheek to Cheek; I Don't Know How To Love Him; Blue Moon; 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; With One Look; Gershwin - Let's Call the whole Thing Off; I Dreamed a Dream; Love Changes Everything; Close Every Door (from 'Joseph'); 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; On The Street Where You Live; Summertime;