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Wedding Music in Preston
Find wedding music groups who perform in Preston on our this web site of wedding music groups
See our Preston Wedding Music bands and ensembles
Below are a few of our wedding music groups across the UK. For wedding music in Preston choose your county from the drop down box to see the wedding music groups that play in your area.
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Wedding music, composers and wedding musicThe 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: Frantisek Václav Míca (1694-1744; age ca. 50); Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764; age 68); Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750; age ca. 55); Johann Melchior Molter (1696-1765; age 68); Esprit Phillipe Chédeville (1696-1762; age ca. 66); Hans-Jürgen von Bose (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); James Guthrie (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); John Zorn (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Jim Sande (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Derek Hasted (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697-1763; age 65); Jan Welmers (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Rolf Riehm (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Philip Glass (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Zbigniew Bargielski (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); David Del Tredici (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764; age 67); Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901; age 62); Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893; age 53); Oskar Rieding (1840-1918; age ca. 78); Johan Severin Svendsen (1840-1911; age 70); Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904; age 62); Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773; age 76); François Francoeur (1698-1787; age 88); Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783; age 84); Michel Blavet (1700-1768; age 68); Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775; age ca. 75); François Rébel (1701-1775; age 74); Terrence Patrick Dougherty (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Carl Tausig (1841-1871; age 29); Emmanuel Alexis Chabrier (1841-1894; age 53); William Copper (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Randol Alan Bass (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Joel Hoffman (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); Gordon Crosse (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Manuel Juarez (1937-still alive 2003; age ca. 66); Tormod Sæverud (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); William Bolcom (1938-still alive 2003; age ca. 65); Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702-1771; age ca. 69); Georg Andreas Sorge (1703-1778; age ca. 75); Gioseffo Hectore Fiocco (1703-1741; age 38); Franklin Stover (1953-still alive 2003; age ca. 50); |
Wedding Music - a quotation: Preston
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—99
Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Preston
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
Scott Joplin - The Entertainer ; Heliotrope Bouquet - Scott Joplin; Maple Leaf 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; Scott Joplin's New Rag - Scott Joplin; The Teddy Bears' Picnic - J Bratton; Suite from Oklahoma & The Sound of Music - Rogers & Hammerstein; Pennies from Heaven - A Johnson; Anything Goes - 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; Let's Do It - Cole Porter; 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; 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; When I Fall In Love; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love; Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1;