Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn – Piano

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For other uses, see The Wedding March (disambiguation). Mendelssohn's autograph arrangement of the Wedding March for piano (British Library collection) Wedding March Problems playing this file? See media help. Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is one of the most frequently used wedding marches, generally being played on a church pipe organ. At weddings in many Western countries, this piece is commonly used as a recessional, though frequently stripped of its episodes in this context. It is frequently paired with the "Bridal Chorus" from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin,[1] or with Jeremiah Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March",[2] both of which are often played for the entry of the bride. The first known instance of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" being used at a wedding was when Dorothy Carew wed Tom Daniel at St Peter's Church, Tiverton, England, on 2 June 1847[3] when it was performed by organist Samuel Reay. It became popular at weddings when it was selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal for her marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia on 25 January 1858.[1] The bride was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who loved Mendelssohn's music and for whom Mendelssohn often played while on his visits to Britain. An organ on which Mendelssohn gave recitals of the "Wedding March", among other works, is housed in St Ann's Church, Tottenham. Franz Liszt wrote a virtuoso transcription of the "Wedding March and Dance of the Elves" (S. 410) in 1849–50.[4] Based on Liszt's transcription, Vladimir Horowitz then transcribed the "Wedding March" into a virtuoso showpiece for piano and played it as an encore at his concerts.[5] References ^ a b Emmett, William (1996). The national and religious song reader. New York: Haworth Press. p. 755. ISBN 978-0-7890-0099-6. ^ Crockett, Laura (2008). Wedding Ceremonies for the Historically Inclined. New York: Lulu.com. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-557-00140-8. ^ "Mendelssohn's Wedding March. First Performed at a Nuptial Ceremony at Tiverton". Western Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 8 September 1904. Retrieved 28 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. ^ "Liszt: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March & Dance of the Fairies (after Mendelssohn), S410 (page 1 of 2)". Presto Music. Retrieved 22 March 2022. ^ "Horowitz Wedding March - download free sheet music and scores". en.scorser.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022. External links A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op.61: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Felix Mendelssohn Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis List of compositions VocalStage A Midsummer Night's Dream "Wedding March" Antigone Oedipus at Colonus Die beiden Neffen Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Die Hochzeit des Camacho Sacred Oratorio: St. Paul / Paulus Elijah / Elias Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen Wer bis an das Ende beharrt Christus Other: "Psalm 42" Vom Himmel hoch (chorale cantata) Drei Motetten Lobgesang (Symphony No. 2) Verleih uns Frieden "Hear my prayer" Lord, have mercy upon us Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt (Psalm 100) Mitten wir im Leben sind Other Die erste Walpurgisnacht "On Wings of Song" Festgesang Festgesang an die Künstler OrchestralSymphony 13 String Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 (symphony-cantata Lobgesang) No. 3 (Scottish) No. 4 (Italian) No. 5 (Reformation) Concerto Violin and Strings Violin Piano, Violin and Strings Piano: No. 1 – No. 2 Two Pianos: in E major – in A♭ major Other Capriccio Brillant Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage The Hebrides Die schöne Melusine ChamberStrings String Quartet in E♭ major Quartet No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Four pieces for string quartet Octet Other Violin Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 Viola Sonata Cello Sonata: No. 1 – No. 2 Assai tranquillo for cello and piano Clarinet Sonata Piano Trio: in C minor – No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Quartet: No. 1 – No. 2 – No. 3 String Quintet: No. 1 – No. 2 Piano Sextet Solo Piano: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) – Rondo capriccioso, Op. 14 – Fantasie, Op. 28 – Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 – Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 Organ: Six Organ Sonatas People Daniel Itzig (mother's side great-grandfather) Moses (father's side grandfather) Bella Salomon (mother’s side grandmother} Sara Levy (née Itzig) (mother’s side great aunt) Abraham (father) Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy (mother) Fanny and Rebecka (sisters) Paul (son) Other Mendelssohn Foundation Mendelssohn Scholarship MendelssohnKammerChor Berlin Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn Museum Mendelssohn House, Leipzig Mendelssohn is on the Roof Category Audio William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's DreamCharactersLovers Theseus and Hippolyta Oberon and Titania Hermia and Lysander Helena and Demetrius Mechanicals Nick Bottom Peter Quince Francis Flute Robin Starveling Tom Snout Snug Others Puck Egeus Philostrate ProductionsFilm 1935 1959 1968 1999 2017 Television 1959 1969 1981 1992 2016 Stage 1970 AdaptationsFilm A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909, silent) Wood Love (1925) Dream of a Summer Night (1983) Get Over It (2001) A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002) Midsummer Dream (2005) Were the World Mine (2008) 10ml Love (2012) Strange Magic (2015) Literature A Midsummer Tempest (1974) Lords and Ladies (1992) A Midsummer Night's Gene (1997) A Midsummer's Nightmare (1997) The Great Night (2011) Music A Midsummer Night's Dream (1842, Mendelssohn) "Wedding March" Three Shakespeare Songs (1951) Symphony No. 8 (1992, Henze) Il Sogno (2004) Opera The Fairy-Queen (1692) Pyramus and Thisbe (1745) Puck (1949) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960, opera) The Enchanted Island (2011) Stage The Triumph of Beauty (1646, masque) St. John's Eve (1852, play) The Park (1983, play) The Donkey Show (1999, musical) The Dreaming (2001, musical) The Lovers (2022, musical) Comics The Sandman: Dream Country (1991) Auberon Faerie Titania Art Hermia and Lysander The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania and Bottom Ballet A Midsummer Night's Dream (1962) The Dream (1964) Television "Fascination" (1994, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1994, ShakespeaRe-Told) A Midsummer's Nightmare (2017) Related Love-in-idleness Pyramus and Thisbe (8 CE) Midsummer Eve (1906 painting) Dead Poets Society (1989) The Apartment (1996) Wicker Park (2004) Portal: Classical Music Authority control databases MusicBrainz work source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn) Search Search Toggle the table of contents Wedding March (Mendelssohn) 18 languages Add topic