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Music for Catholic Wedding

Denarah11Denarah11
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Hello! I am starting to work on the music for our Catholic wedding (without a Mass, FI is non-denom), and I can't really find much. We will probably have a string trio or quartet and an organ, and I'm really interested in some good baroque/romantic pieces for the processional/recessional/etc, but I can't much that would fit all the requirements. I'm planning on asking the musicians for ideas as well, but as far as I know haven't played any Catholic weddings. I was wondering if you all had any ideas? Thanks ladies! 
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  • SaraAndrew2010SaraAndrew2010 member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Is there a ceremony coordinator or music director you can ask for a list of approved or commonly used music?

    The music we used in our ceremony:
    Prelude: Love is the Sunlight
                  Hymne by Vanelis

    Seating of the parents and grandparents:
                  La Grace by Telemann

    Processional:  Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
                           Trumpet Voluntary

    Recessional: Rondeau by Mouret
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  • Riss91Riss91 member
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    edited December 2011
    We did:

    Processionals:
    Mozart: Church Sonata No. 3 in D - for Moms and BMs
    John Joseph Mouret: Symphonies de Fanfares - for me

    Offetory:
    Palestrina: Canticum canticorum (Motets, book 4): Surge propera amica mea

    Communion Hymns:
    Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
    Nicholas Wilton: O Sacra Convivium

    Recessional:
    Handel: La Réjouissance
    Mozart: Sonata No. 7 in F

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    This is what we did:

    Mother's Entrance: Flower Duet from Lakme

    Attendant's Entrance: Rondeau by Mouret

    Bridal Processional:  Canon in D by Pachelbel
                                     Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach

    Recessional:  Allegro Maestoso by Handel
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  • Zippy88kZippy88k member
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    edited December 2011
    The musicians will likely have a good idea of what they can/cannot do, but you'll have to double check with the priest. Usually, the rule is just no "show" tunes or pop music, which means classical music, and if you tell the musicians you like Baroque or romantic music, they should have many ideas for you.
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  • Denarah11Denarah11
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks so much!! :)
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