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The "Bridal Chorus" (German: "Treulich geführt") from the 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner, who also wrote the libretto, is a march played for the bride's entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western world.
An organ on which Mendelssohn gave recitals of the "Wedding March", among other works, is housed in St Ann's Church in Tottenham. Franz Liszt wrote a virtuoso transcription of the "Wedding March and Dance of the Elves" (S. 410) in 1849–50. [ 4 ]
For more than a century, the Bridal Chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin (1850), often called "Here Comes The Bride", has been the most popular processional, and is traditionally played on a pipe organ. [1]
Such dress may also be used at a wedding, where the organ grinder may perform the Bridal Chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin or at any other event where a solo performer might be chosen over hiring an entire band or a deejay. [citation needed] Larger organs are not usually turned by hand, but use an electric motor.
The Bridal Chorus, from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin, used as wedding processional music; The "Wedding March", from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental works (Op. 61), used as wedding recessional music; Wedding Song, orchestral work by Elisabetta Brusa; Hochzeits-Lied (Wedding Song), by Kurt Weil from The Threepenny Opera
The "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride", is often used as the processional. Wagner is said to have been anti-Semitic, [17] and as a result, the Bridal Chorus is normally not used at Jewish weddings. [18] UK law forbids music with any religious connotations to be used in a civil ceremony. [19]
"Tie The Knot," features jazzy piano tracks and a comedic interpretation of "Bridal Chorus". "Same Song" has an organ solo and improvised organ bits throughout the song, making it one of hip hop's first singles to successfully integrate live instrumentation with music samples.
The music soundtrack from How to Marry a Millionaire was first released on CD by Film Score Monthly, as part of Film Score Monthly's series Golden Age Classics, on March 15, 2001, [2] as a limited edition of 3,000 copies, [3] and then it was re-release on January 4, 2005.