Wedding and Celebration Music
The Menlo Brass Quintet has an extensive library of wedding standards, as well as many
beautiful pieces for those who prefer something more unusual or unexpected. This list
gives some examples — for a complete review of our repertoire, please contact us.
Varieties of Style
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
Modern Classics
Jazz, Pop, and
Show Tunes |
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Suggested Wedding Processionals/Recessionals |
 # |
Composer |
Arranger |
Title |
| 1 |
Handel, G. F. |
Fitzgerald |
♫ Bourrée from “Il Pastor Fido” |
| 2 |
Handel, G. F. |
Seipp |
♫ The
Rejoicing from “The Royal Fireworks” |
| 3 |
Clarke, Jeremiah |
Mills |
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) |
| 4 |
Boyce, William |
Cable |
Third Movement of William Boyce Suite |
| 5 |
Handel, G. F. |
Mills |
♫ Allegro
Vivace from “The Water Music” |
| 6 |
Mouret, J. J. |
Mills |
Rondeau (Theme from “Masterpiece Theater”) |
Most-Frequently Requested Wedding Selections |
| # |
Composer |
Arranger |
Title |
| 1 |
Handel, G. F. |
Fitzgerald |
♫ Bourrée from “Il Pastor Fido” |
| 2 |
Handel, G. F. |
Seipp |
♫ The
Rejoicing from “The Royal Fireworks” |
| 3 |
Clarke, Jeremiah |
Mills |
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) |
| 4 |
Boyce, William |
Cable |
Third Movement of William Boyce Suite |
| 5 |
Handel, G. F. |
Mills |
♫ Allegro
Vivace from “The Water Music” |
| 6 |
Albinoni, Thomas |
Hickman |
♫ Gravé from “Sonata Saint Mark” |
| 7 |
Susato, Tylman |
Iveson |
Renaissance Dances - 5 Dances from “The Danserye” |
| 8 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Air “On the G String” |
| 9 |
Bach, J. S. |
Smith |
All Breathing Life from “Sing Ye to the Lord” |
| 10 |
Mouret, J. J. |
Mills |
Rondeau (Theme from “Masterpiece Theater”) |
| 11 |
Bach, J. S. |
Kramer |
Bring to the Lord the Honor Due His Name |
| 12 |
Bach, J. S. |
Slater |
Rejoice and Sing |
| 13 |
Bach, J. S. |
Watts |
Sheep May Safely Graze |
| 14 |
Torelli, G. |
|
Allegro |
| 15 |
Byrd, William |
Empire Brass |
Earle of Oxford's Marche |
| 16 |
Pachelbel, Johann |
Mills |
Kanon |
| 17 |
Handel, G. F. |
Mills |
Hallelujah Chorus |
| 18 |
Bach, J. S. |
Hickman |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 |
| 19 |
Mendelssohn, Felix |
Waldeck |
Hochzeitmarch |
| 20 |
Mozart, W. A. |
Frackenpohl |
Alleluja from “Exsultate,
Jubilate” (Motet K165) |
| 21 |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
Frackenpohl |
The Four Seasons |
| 22 |
Bach, J. S. |
Romm |
Fugue in G minor (The Little) |
| 23 |
Handel, G. F. |
King/King |
Three Pieces from “The
Water Music” |
| 24 |
Purcell, Henry |
Mills |
Purcell Suite |
| 25 |
Fauré, Gabriel |
Smedvig, E |
Pavane |
| 26 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 2 |
| 27 |
Bach, J. S. |
Dean |
Arioso from Cantata No. 156 |
| 28 |
Bach, J. S. |
Herforth |
My Spirit Be Joyful |
| 29 |
Handel, G.F. |
Hauser |
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba |
| 30 |
Pezel, Johann |
King |
Sonata No. 22 from
“Hora Decima” |
| 31 |
Scheidt, Samuel |
Jones |
Battle Suite |
| 32 |
Bach, J. S. |
Nagel |
Contrapuctus IV |
| 33 |
Bach, J. S. |
Olson |
Prelude and Fugue IV in C# minor |
| 34 |
Beethoven,
Ludwig van |
Bryson |
Ode To Joy |
| 35 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
Page |
Canzona per Sonare No. 4 |
| 36 |
Holborne, Anthony |
Glasel |
Three Pieces |
| 37 |
Mozart, W. A. |
Frackenpohl |
O Isis and Osiris from “The Magic Flute” |
| 38 |
Mussorgsky, Modeste |
Frackenpohl |
Promenade from “Pictures at an Exhibition” |
| 39 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Art of the Fugue |
| 40 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Goldberg Variations |
| 41 |
Bach, J. S. |
Sauer |
Huit Chorals du “Petit Livre D'Orgue” |
| 42 |
Bach, J. S. |
Baldwin |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 |
| 43 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 1 - La Spiritata |
| 44 |
Handel, G. F. |
|
Two Arias |
| 45 |
Loeillet, J. B. |
Crown |
Sonata |
| 46 |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
Dodgson |
Baroque Sonatas |
| 47 |
Vivaldi/Bach |
Baldwin |
Concerto |
| 48 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Brandenburg Suite |
| 49 |
Bach, J. S. |
Glasel |
Contrapuctus IX |
| 50 |
Boyce, William |
Seipp |
Trumpet Voluntary |
| 51 |
Copland, Aaron |
Davis |
Simple Gifts – Variations on a Shaker Tune |
| 52 |
Handel, G. F. |
Snell |
Allegro in D from “The Water Music” |
| 53 |
Hassler, Hans Leo |
Mueller |
Sacri Concentus - XXI Alleluja |
| 54 |
Marcello, Benedetto |
Smith |
Psalm XIX: “The Heavens Declare” |
| 55 |
Ravel, Maurice |
Smedvig |
Pavane for a Dead Princess |
| 56 |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
Hickman |
Allegro |
| 57 |
Wagner, Richard |
Gale |
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral |
| 58 |
Anonymous |
Glasel |
16th Century Carmina |
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