ng>Some beautiful choices for wedding music.

Thinking about Wedding Music? The harp is undeniably a beautiful instrument. Steeped in History, of Persian origin, it has been intrinsic to Gaelic and folk traditions for centuries. Harp music has entertained everyone from royalty to peasantry and was the traditional instrument of the Bards or Planxties of Celtic culture who were charged to honour their clans by recording Histories and great deeds in music. Forever a symbol of Ireland, when played well its music is calming, peaceful and romantic; a perfect choice for a Wedding. 

The harpist will usually have a repertoire which stretches from Classical music and Hymns to Pop music and Show Songs. The best advice is to ask your harpist for their repertoire or make some suggestions for your Harp Wedding Music. Some popular choices, however, are as follows:

Through The Eyes of Love – Hamin

Some Enchanted Evening – Rogers & Hammerstein

La Vie en Rose – Louieguy

Cannon in D – Pachelbel

Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) – Wagner

Air from Water Music – Handel

Music of the Night (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber

18th Variation on the Theme of Paginini – Rachmaninov

Ave Maria – Shubert

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S Bach

All I Ask Of You (Phantom of the Opera) – Andrew Lloyd Webber

Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke

Hornpipe (from ‘Water Music’) – Handel

Hawaiian Wedding Song – King

Edelweiss (Sound of Music) – Rodgers & Hammerstein

Wedding March – Mendelssohn

Barcarolle (from Les Contes d’Hoffmann) – Offenbach

Ode To Joy – Beethoven

In addition to sounding great, the harp will also look fantastic at your event. Elegant and delicate as the instrument is, more often than not, the harpist will match!  A popular choice is to add a flute to play with the harp as a duo. Look here for information on a flute and harp duo. A solo harpist or the duo could be hired as a great alternative to the traditional Organist for the ceremony, or either would be equally fitting providing background music for a champagne reception or photo session. In whatever the capacity, when planning your event a wonderful additional feature is harp wedding music.