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- From: ridgway@athena.mit.edu (Lee Ridgway)
- Subject: Re: Looking for Classical Wedding Music
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.203608.13512@athena.mit.edu>
- Keywords: wedding music classical
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:36:08 GMT
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- I've read a few of the replies, so thought to throw in my two cents. Being an
- organist who has played many weddings in Episcopal churches (from high to low), I
- feel I have some expertise in this area.
-
- Generally, when a church says that the music should be sacred, they mean that it
- shouldn't be from things like opera, pop music, show tunes, or blubbery
- transcriptions of symphonic or piano music (no Chopin with all tremulants blazing
- - pardon my mixed metaphor).
-
- So any music composed for the organ that would have most likely been played in
- church (which is at least 90% of organ music) should be acceptable. Especially if
- it is by Bach!
-
- As for your situation, if the church and organ are of small to moderate size, and
- the organ is of classic style, tonally (good presence of sound, not dull,
- tubby, or buried sounding), then it's just a matter of you selecting from the
- wealth of music. My suggestion is that you meet with the organist of the church
- who, if he or she knows their stuff, can help you select what you want.
-
- Or, if that's not convenient, talk with organists who are closer to where you
- are. And try to get recordings to listen to.
-
- Good luck! It's great when couples who want lots of music start planning well in
- advance. Makes my organist life much easier.
-