| Consideration When planning which music to have played as you enter, please consider (realistically) the timescale. Unless you're getting married at St Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey, processing up the aisle in most churches only takes 30-40 seconds. Even allowing for getting in position at the front of the church, you probably won't want more than a minute's worth of music: anything more and you'll be stood there for a long time, possibly getting more nervous. The snag, therefore, is to find that rare short piece of music that is suitable to the occasion. Or, alternatively, look for a piece that breaks down into tidy small sections. Such a piece can be halted quickly without ruining its musical integrity. Clarke's 'Trumpet Voluntary' is the best example of 'modular' music, and the flexibility goes in two directions: it is also possible to repeat a section to fill an unexpectedly longer procession. Here are some suggestions of pieces that work well in an average size of church: - |
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| Bliss | The Sovereign's Fanfare (1960 Royal Wedding) |
| Bliss | Wedding Fanfare (1960 Royal Wedding) |
| Boyce | Gavotte |
| Charpentier | Trumpet Tune (Eurovision) |
| Clarke | Trumpet Voluntary in D |
| Dandrieu | Noel |
| D'Aquin | Noel Etranger |
| Handel | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (first 21 bars) |
| Handel | Coro from Water Music |
| Handel | Finale from Fireworks Music |
| Handel | March from Occasional Overture |
| Handel | March from Scipio |
| Handel | Pastoral Symphony from 'Messiah' |
| Haydn | St Anthony Chorale |
| Jackson | The Archbishop's Fanfare |
| Mussorgsky | Promenade (Pictures At An Exhibition) |
| Pachelbel | Canon in D (excerpt) |
| Purcell | Trumpet Tune |
| Rawsthorne | Fanfare for a Bride |
| Saint-Saens | Wedding March from Organ Symphony |
| Schubert | Ave Maria |
| Verdi | Grand March (Aida) |
| Vivaldi | Spring (excerpt) |
| Wagner | Bridal March (Lohengrin) |
| Wills | Fanfare |