Wedding - Guests Assembling
Some examples:
Air from the Water Music - Handel
Air on a G String - Bach
Arioso - Bach
Cavatina (from the Deerhunter) - Stanley Myers
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Eric Satie
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy
Chaconne - Jeremiah Clarke
Morning, from Peer Gynt Suite - Grieg
Sonatina in F - Dussek
Eleanor Plunkett - O’Carolan (18th century Irish)
Hornpipe (The Hole in the Wall) - Purcell
I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi
For the processional/bride’s entrance
Some examples:
Air (from Water Music) - Handel
All in a Garden Green - stately Elizabethan English tune
Arioso - Bach
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Bridal Chorus (Here comes the Bride) - Wagner
Canon in D (short version) - Pachelbel
Chaconne - Jeremiah Clarke
Lady Gethin - O’Carolan
Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark’s March) - Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet Tune - Purcell
Variations on a Theme by Mozart (short version) - Anon arr. Le Dentu
Music from Lord of the Rings
During the signing of the register
Examples of tunes played by request:
Amazing Grace (Church weddings only)
Air from Derry (Danny Boy)
Ave Maria Schubert (Church weddings only)
Breton Tune
Canon in D (Complete) - Pachelbel
Cavatina from The Deerhunter
Fields of Gold
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Gymnopedie No 1 -Eric Satie
I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi
In My Life
She Moved Through the Fair (Irish Traditional)
Song Bird
You Raise Me Up
Greensleeves
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach (Church weddings only)
Misty
Moon River
Even Foo Fighters and Metallica by special request, so ask if you have a favourite.
Songs during the signing of the register:
If requested, Elizabeth can also sing during the signing of the register, unaccompanied, self-accompanied on the harp, or with the organ.
Fields of Gold
My Love is like a Red, Red Rose
My Lagan Love (an Irish love song)
She moved through the fair (Our wedding day)
Song Bird (Eva Cassidy/ All Angels)
The First Time Ever I saw your face
The Wind Beneath my Wings
You Raise Me Up
And for church weddings, many hymns and songs including
Amazing Grace
Ave Maria
Lord of All Hopefulness
Lord of the dance
Other songs by request - if she knows them, or you are able to supply a recording and/or sheet music, she will be happy if it’s possible, to learn a song for your ceremony
Classical music including:
Air on a G String - J.S.Bach
Arioso - J.S.Bach
Gavotte from French Suite no. 5 - J.S.Bach
Prelude in C - J.S.Bach
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Mandolin Sonata - Beethoven
Mazurka no.2 - Chopin
Chaconne - Jeremiah Clarke
Giga - Corelli
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin - Debussy
Flower Duet (from Lachme) - Delibes
Sonatina - Dussek
I Giorni - Ludovico Einaudi
Air from the Water Music - Handel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel
Harmonious Blacksmith - Handel
Harp Concerto - Handel
Gabriel’s Oboe (from The Mission) - Ennio Morricone
Variations on a Theme by Mozart - Mozart (Arr. Le Dentu)
Aria (Ridente la Calma) - Mozart
Adagio from Clarinet Concerto in D - Mozart
Cavatina (from the Deerhunter) - Stanley Myers
Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon) - Pachelbel
Sonata no 4 in D - John Parry
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Hornpipe (The Hole in the Wall) - Purcell
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Rachmaninov (Variation 18)
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Eric Satie
Andante from Concerto for 2 Mandolins - Vivaldi
Music from The Four Seasons - Vivaldi
plus other less known but beautiful music for by:-
Arne, Bochsa, Nadermann, Scarlatti, Dussek and other composers
Popular, Jazz standards, and music from film and stage:
Ain’t no Sunshine
Music from Amelie
Angels
Annie’s Song
Ashokan Farewell
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Beatles Songs including
All my Loving
All You Need is Love
And I Love her
Eleanor Rigby
Here There and Everywhere
Hey Jude
In My Life
Let it Be
The Long and Winding Road
We can Work it Out
With a Little Help from my Friends
Yesterday
Black Orpheus
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
Can’t help falling in love with you (Elvis Presley)
Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables
Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter)
Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
Cinema Paradiso – Love Theme
Don’t Cry for me Argentina
Enya songs eg Orinoco Flow
Fields of Gold
The First Time Ever I saw your Face
Fly Me to the Moon
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission)
Greensleeves
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley)
Have I Told You Lately
Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
It had to be you
It’s a Wonderful World
Just Say Yes – Snow Patrol
Last of the Mohicans – main theme
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Les Miserables – Castle on a Cloud
Love me Tender
Love StoryLloyd Webber – including:-
Aspects of Love - Love Changes Everything
Cats - Memory
Evita - Don’t cry for me Argentina
Jesus Christ Superstar - I Don’t know How to Love Him
PieJesu
All I Ask of You
Angel of music
Think of Me
Music of the Night
Phantom of the Opera
Marble Halls (Enya)
Maria (West Side Story)
Misty
Moon River
My Favourite Things
My Heart will Go On (Titanic)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Norwegian Wood
Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)
Orinoco Flow
Runaway
She
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
Summertime
Sunshine on my Shoulders
Sweet Child o’ Mine (Gund ‘n’ Roses)
Take 5 (Dave Brubeck)
Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
A Time for Us
Times Like These (Foo Fighters)
Unchained Melody
We Go Together
We’ve only just begun (Carpenters)
When I fall in love
Winter Winds (Mumford & Sons)
Wonderful tonight (Eric Clapton)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Wooden Heart
Yesterday
You Do Something to Me
You’ll Never Walk Alone
You’re Beautiful
Your Song (Elton John)
Disney tunes - including
A Whole New World
Beauty and the Beast
Everybody Wants to be a Cat
And more!
Ask if your favourite is not here. If there is a song you would particularly like included, it may be possible for Elizabeth to make an arrangement.
Irish
Well known tunes and songs e.g.
Brian Boru’s March
Carrickfergus
Cockles and Mussels
The Coolin
Danny Boy (Air from Derry)
Endearing Young Charms
Fields of Athenry
The Foggy Dew
Give me your Hand
Lark in the Clear Air
Last Rose of Summer
Minstrel Boy
Mountains of Mourne
My Lagan Love
Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
The Parting Glass
The Quiet land of Erin
Red is the Rose
Sally Gardens
She moved through the Fair (Our Wedding Day)
Spancil Hill
Spinning Wheel
Star of the County Down
Rose of Tralee
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Whiskey in the Jar
Women of Ireland
O’Carolan tunes
Tunes by Ireland’s most famous harper, including:-
Captain Sudley
Carolan’s Welcome
Carolan’s Draught
Carolan’s Farewell to Music
Carolan’s Receipt
Carolan’s Welcome
The Clergy’s Lamentation
Eleanor Plunkett
Fanny Power
Hewlett
Lady Gethin
Lord Galway’s Lamentation
Madam Cole
Madam Maxwell
Mr O’Connor
Planxty Burke
Planxty Irwin
Princess Royal
Si Beag Si Mor
Sir Arthur Shaen
Other Airs including:-
Chanter’s Tune
Sean O’Dwyer
Miss Hamilton
Twisting of the Rope
Sgt Early’s Dream (slow reel)
Soft Mild Morning
Halting March
Inis Oirr
Sean O’Dwyer
The Cuillin
Dance tunes including:-
The Butterfly
Gander in the Pratie Hole
The Irish Washerwoman
Monaghan’s Jig
Morrison’s Jig
Won’t you Come with Me
Scottish
including
Ae Fond Kiss
Atholl Highlanders
Auld lang Syne
Banks and Braes
Ca’ the Yowes
Calliope House
Cockle Gatherers
Cock of the North
Eriskay love Lilt
Mairi’s Wedding
Dark Island
Da Day Dawn
Drunken Piper
Flower of Scotland
Gloomy Winter’s noo Awa’
Highland Cathedral
Isle of Aigas
Lament for a Blind Harper
Loch Lomond
Mairi’s Wedding
My Love is like a Red, Red Rose
Niel Gow’s Farewell to Whisky
Morning has Broken
Petronella
Roslin Castle
Scotland the Brave
Skye Boat Song
Stuarts Rant
Will Ye Go Lassie Go
Also songs by Robert Burns
and many other dance tunes, slow airs and songs
Welsh Tunes
Including
All through the Night
The Ash Grove
Bells of Aberdovey
Cader Idris (Sweet Jenny Jones)
David of the White Rock
Men of Harlech
Land of my Fathers
Merch Megan
Wyres Megan
Lady Owen’s Delight
The Rising of the Lark
Meillionen o Feirionnydd (The Clover of Merionnydd)
Helar Scyfarnog (Hunting the Hare)
Cysga Di Fy Mhlentyn Tlwas (Sleep My Pretty baby)
Y Bardd yn ei Awen (The Inspired Bard)
Breuddwyd Frenhines (The Queen’s Dream)
Y Crwtyn Llwd
Hen Ferch Etan
and many others
Traditional English Tunes
Greensleeves
Scarborough Fair
The Water is Wide
and oher less well known but equally beautiful songs and tunes including
All Things are quite Silent
The Banks of the Dee
A Blacksmith Courted Me
Bonny at Morn
Brigg Fair
Bushes and Briars
Early One Morning
Enrico
Lovely Joan
Newcastle
Searching for Lambs
The Waterloo Dance
The Waters of Tyne
When I was in my Prime
And many others
Plus modern composed folk songs eg by Kate Rusby
Period music
Medieval tunes and songs including
Angelus ad Virginem
Edi Beo Thu
Brid on a Briar
Cantigas
Summer is icumen in
And many more
Tudor - music from the time of Henry Vlll to Elizabeth l including
Pastyme with Good Company (and other songs from the time of Henry VIII)
Horses Branle
La Morisque
Music by Dowland
And many more
17th century tunes Including
All in a garden Green
The Broom of the Cowden Knowes
Cuckolds all in a Row
Daphne
Gathering Peascods
Goddesses
Grimstock
Half Hannikin
Jenny Pluck Pears
Kettledrum
Maiden Lane
And many more
Christmas Music
Carols Including...
All Hail to the Days
The Angel Gabriel
Away in a Manger
Angels from the realms of Glory
Boars Head Carol
Coventry Carol
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Down in Yon Forest (Corpus Christi Carol)
First Nowell
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Green Growth the Holly
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come a Wassailing
Holly and the Ivy
In Dulci Jubilo
Interlude from Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten
I Saw Three Ships
I Wonder as I Wander
In the Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Nos Galan (Deck the Halls)
O Come All Ye Faithful
Silent Night
Sussex Carol
This is the Truth Sent from above
Tomorrow Shall Be my Dancing Day
Unto Us a Boy is Born
Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town
We Three Kings
Wexford Carol
While Shepherds Watched
Also other popular Christmas music
Including
Christmas is Coming
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Jingle bells
Let it Snow
Little Drummer Boy
Pastorale from “Christmas Oratorio” by Corelli
Rudolph the red Nosed Reindeer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
We’re Walking in the Air (The Snowman)
We wish you a Merry Christmas
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Auld Lang Syne
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