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Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is one of the most frequently used wedding marches , generally being played on a church pipe organ .
It lasts around six minutes. Its fame in part comes from its frequent use as recessional music at festive Christmas and wedding ceremonies. [1] The melody of Widor's Toccata is based upon an arrangement of rapid staccato arpeggios which form phrases, initially in F, moving in fifths through to C major, G major, etc. Each phrase consists of one bar.
Music critic Terry Atkinson of the Palm Beach Post noted in 1990 that "Heart and Soul" is the song for which the Cleftones are best remembered. [7] In 1999, American music critic Dave Marsh listed The Cleftones' "Heart and Soul" as number 913 in his book, The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made.
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.
Chord buttons on the chord organ ()Chord organ is a kind of home organ that has a single short keyboard and a set of chord buttons, enabling the musician to play a melody or lead with one hand and accompanying chords with the other, like the accordion with a set of chord buttons which was originated from a patent by Cyrill Demian in 1829, etc. [1] [2] (See Accordion#History [note 1])
In Memoriam for Organ (1980) Three Interludes for Organ (1993) Hääsoitto (Wedding Music) for organ (1999) Alles Vergängliche. Symphony for organ (2007) [42] Nyt ylös sieluni. Chorale prelude for organ (2001/2015) Päiwä nyt ehtii ehtoollen. Chorale prelude for organ (2002/2015) Herr Gott, erhalt uns für und für (Chorale Prelude for Organ ...
Ethel Smith (born Ethel Goldsmith; November 22, 1902 [1] [2] – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop or Latin style on the Hammond organ. In the 1940s, she had founded the Ethel Smith Music Corporation for the publication of songs sheets. She had a long recording career and appeared in many films.
Sonata for cello and organ, op. 36; Max Reger. Aria, from Suite for violin and piano in A major, Op. 103a; Josef Rheinberger. Abendlied, No. 3 from Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69 (originally for choir SSATTB) 3 Pièces, from 6 Pièces for violin and organ, op. 150; Dominique Rivolta Mélodie transmutée; Daniel Roth