Music Selections
Below is a list of selections to consider for your ceremony.
Processionals
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704) - Prélude (from Te Deum)
Jeremiah Clarke (c.1763-1707) - Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Tune)*x
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Homage March (Hyldningsmarsjen)*x
Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)
Georg Frideric Handel - Hornpipe (from Water Music)*x
Georg Frideric Handel - Ouverture (from Fireworks Music)
Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738) - Rondeau in D major*x
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) - Trumpet Tune*x
John Stanley (1713-1786) - Trumpet Tune*x
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) - Grand March (from Aida)*x
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) - Bridal March (from Lohengrin)
Recessionals
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897) - Toccata (from Suite Gothique)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) - Carillon (from 24 Pièces en style libre)
William Walton (1902-1982) - March "Crown Imperial"
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) - Toccata (from Symphonie No. 5)
Preludes / Meditations
johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Air (from Suite No. 3 in D)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata No. 208)
Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod - Ave Maria+
Leon Boëllmann - Prière à Notre-Dame (from Suite Gothique)
César Franck (1822-1890) - Panis Angelicus+
Georg Frideric Handel - Air (from Water Music)
Georg Frideric Handel - Minuet (from Berenice)
Georg Frideric Handel - Aria (from Concerto Grosso No. 12)
Albert Hay Malotte - The Lord's Prayer+
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) - Canon in D
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1945) - Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14+
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Ave Maria+
Key
* Suitable for procession or recession.
+ Suitable as a vocal piece.
x Suitable for performance with trumpet.
Trinity Church, Princeton C Information regarding Ceremony Music
Contact:
Tom Whittemore, Director of Music
Trinity Church
33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-2277 ext. 103
Hymns: It is not necessary to have hymns at a wedding service, in fact it is more common not to have them and I generally advise against their use unless the couple are sure that the hymn(s) will actually be sung by the congregation. Hymns are restricted to those in the hymn book available at the church (the 1940 hymnal), unless the words are printed in the Order of Service. I suggest to couples that they borrow a copy of the hymnal and choose one or more which they feel is suitable. They should discuss with the officiating priest where the hymns should occur in the service. For your convenience, below are some suggestions.
SOME COMMONLY USED HYMNS (1982 Hymnal selections indicated with "+")
Morning has broken
Amazing grace
Joyful, joyful we adore thee
O perfect love (214+)
All things bright and beautiful (311+)
Now thank we all our God (276+)
Immortal, invisible, God only wise (301+)
Lord of all hopefulness (363+)
Love divine, all loves excelling (479+)
Praise my soul the king of heaven (282+)
It is not necessary to have hymns at a wedding service, in fact it is more common not to have them and I generally advise against their use unless the couple are sure that the hymn(s) will actually be sung by the congregation. Hymns are restricted to those in the hymn book available at the church (the 1940 hymnal), unless the words are printed in the Order of Service. I suggest to couples that they borrow a copy of the hymnal and choose one or more which they feel is suitable. They should discuss with the officiating priest where the hymns should occur in the service. For your convenience I list below some suggestions.