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Wedding Music in   Southampton   

Find available wedding music groups in  Southampton  on our national live wedding music database

See our  Southampton  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Some of our wedding music options across the UK. To view wedding music in   Southampton  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 and composers

Wedding music for civil and for church weddings is sometimes different, in that the music used in civil ceremonies must not have religeous connotations. Examples of composers are:  Michael Haydn (1737-1806; age 68); Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793; age 54); Jan Evangelista Antonin Kozeluh (1738-1814; age 75); Roderik de Man (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); John Mitchell (1941-still alive 2003; age ca. 62); Ciprian Porumbescu (1853-1883; age ca. 30); André-Charles Messager (1853-1929; age 75); George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931; age 76); Michael Repoulis (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Stephen Watson (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Philip Goddard (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Chinary Ung (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Victor Suslin (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799; age 59); Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813; age 74); Friedrich Rust (1739-1796; age 56); Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816; age 76); Steve Perillo (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); David Conte (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Ian Venables (1955-still alive 2003; age ca. 48); Edgar (Pierre Joseph) Tinel (1854-1912; age 58); Leoš Janáček (1854-1928; age 74); Johann Gottlieb Naumann (1741-1801; age 60); Vaclav (Wenzel) Pichl (1741-1805; age 63); André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813; age 72); Canary Burton (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Friedrich Schenker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Ulf Grahn (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Gerhard Wielakker (1942-still alive 2003; age ca. 61); Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925; age 70); John Philip Sousa (1854-1932; age 77); Hendrika van Tussenbroek (1854-1935; age 80); Bernard Zweers (1854-1924; age 70); Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893; age 39); Brian Ferneyhough (1943-still alive 2003; age ca. 60); Johann André (1741-1799; age 58); Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805; age 62); Carl Stamitz (1745-1801; age 56); Giuseppe Giordani (1745-1798; age 52); Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799; age 53); Gearg Druschetzky (1745-1819; age ca. 74); Gabriel Senanes (1956-still alive 2003; age ca. 47);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Music  Southampton   

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

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. Richard Steele (1672—1729) In the Tatter, 1 April 1725

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Southampton   

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   

REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES FOR WEDDING MUSIC

Dvorak - Slavonic Dance no.7; Elgar - Chanson de Matin/Nuit; Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring; Elgar – Nimrnd; Jealousy Tango; Making Whoopee; Sunrise, Sunset; if You Knew Susie; Dad's Army; 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; Moonlight and Roses; Scott Joplin - Ragtime Dance; Czardas; The Entertainer; Thunderbirds; 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; Leroy Anderson - Fiddle-Faddle; The Beatles - Penny Lane; Bernstein - Maria from West Side Story; Carillon; Cock Linnet; 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; Danny Boy; Gershwin - S'Wonderful;