Classical Music for Your Wedding Day
When I first started playing the harp for weddings, I really only had classical music in repertoire - I had a very old school teacher who was amazing but didn’t really believe it anything modern on the harp! And truthfully, I didn’t know it was a thing either! But in the last 10 years, my repertoire has grown in every area, except classical.
That’s purely because classical music is so rarely requested for a wedding. This does make me a bit sad, every kind of music stems from classical music and it’s full of the most amazing melodies, harmonies and emotions. When I got married, we had almost exclusively classical music in our ceremony, mainly paying tribute to my musical career growing up.
Classical music doesn’t need to be heavy, it expresses the entire spectrum of human emotion and so is perfect for a wedding day. Below are some of my favourites to play on the harp for a wedding, some you will know, others you may not. But all work beautifully for your wedding ceremony or drinks reception.
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Classical Music You May Have Heard Of…
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Meditation from Thais - Massenet
Experience - Einaudi
Merry Go Round of Life - Hishashi
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Minuet from Don Giovanni - Mozart
The Flower Duet from Lakme - Delibes
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Ave Maria - Schubert
Nuvole Bianche - Einaudi
Fur Elise - Beethoven
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Celebre Berceuse - Brahms
Polotsvian Dance - Borodin
I Giorni - Einaudi
Prelude in C Major - Bach
Bridal March - Wagner
River Flows in You - Yiruma
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Wedding March - Mendelssohn
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring - Bach
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart
Jupiter - Holst
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And Music You May Not Know…
Aquatintes - Andres
Au Bord du Ruisseau - Renie
Caprice from Alceste - Gluck
Feuilles d’Automne - Hasselmans
Prelude No. 3 - Tournier
Au Matin - Tournier
Romance without Words - Godefroid