SANTA
BARBARA STRING QUARTET
Repertoire for Weddings
Choosing
music for your wedding can be fun, but it can also seem
daunting if you are not too familiar with this kind of
music. Below, we have listed some suggestions that are
often chosen for ceremonies. Click on the "String Quartet"
or "String Trio" buttons to view a more inclusive list of
our available repertoire. There are several websites which
contain recordings of these pieces, and we urge you to
listen using our list as a guide. One such website
is http://www.wedalert.com/songs/index.asp.
And of course iTunes and Amazon.com have
a large selection of recordings
available.
Suggested
music for the processionals:
Bach, J.S. Air on a
G string from Suite #3 in G Major; Arioso;
Jesu,
Joy of Man’s Desiring; My Heart Ever
Faithful
Clarke,
Jeremiah Trumpet
Voluntary (“Prince
of Denmark’s March”)
Handel,
G.F. Air from
the Water
Music; Largo
from Xerxes
Satie,
Eric Gymnopedie
Wagner,
Richard Bridal
Chorus (“Here Comes the Bride”)
Suggested
music for the recessional:
Beethoven,
L. von Ode
to Joy from the
Ninth Symphony
Mouret,
Jean-Joseph Rondeau
(Theme from Masterpiece Theatre)
Handel,
G.F. “Entrance
of the Queen of Sheba”;
Hornpipe from The
Water Music
Mendelssohn,
Felix Wedding
March from Midsummer
Night’s Dream
Purcell,
Henry Trumpet
Tune
Vivaldi,
Antonio Spring
Concerto, Mvmt. I
Meditational
music:
Bach,
J.S. Air on G
String; Ave
Maria
Bernstein,
Leonard One
Hand, One Heart
Schubert,
Franz Ave
Maria
Franck,
Cesar Panis
Angelicus
Massenet,
Jules Meditation
from Thais
Schumann,
Robert Traumerei
Special
arrangements can be made on request, provided sheet music
is available. We have played anything from “Louis, Louis”
to the love song from “The Titanic.”
