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Wedding Music in   Battersea   

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

See our  Battersea  Wedding Music bands and ensembles

Some of our wedding music options across the UK. To view wedding music in   Battersea  select your county from the drop down box. This will show the wedding music options available in your area.

 
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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);

 
 

What has been written about Wedding Music  Battersea   

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 1728

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Battersea   

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

Suite from South Pacific & The King & I - Rogers & Hammerstein; Makin' Whoopee – Donaldson; When I Fall In Love; 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; Love Changes Everything - from Aspects of Love; Autumn Leaves; I Know Him So Well - Anderson, Rice, Ulvaeus; Summertime – Gershwin; It Ain't Necessarily So – Gershwin; 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; 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; 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; And I love Her – McCartney; Moon River – Mancini; The Thorn Birds Theme – Mancini; Here There & Everywhere – McCartney; Maria from West Side Story – Bernstein; Chopin - Grand Valse Brilliante; Mascangi – Intermezzo; Dvorak - Humoresque no.1;