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What passion cannot music raise and quell?
by Robin Rilette
     Every year I receive numerous requests for help in selecting classical music for important occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals, and birthdays. Here is a guide that I hope you will find helpful if you are planning a special event. The list is by no means comprehensive so if you have suggestions please contact me.

Sheet Music
The following links are provided to help you find sheet music and CDs. 

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Sun Hawk Music (Special wedding folio selection)
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Recordings for Special Occasions
Wedding
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"

Andre Campra
Rigaudon

Antoine Francisque
Bransles

Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Winter"
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "3rd movement"

Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"

Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune

Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, "Romance"

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104

Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin

Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb
Polish Dance in E
Valse Fantastique

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3

Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Scherzo"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"

Francois Couperin
Mysterious Barricades

Francois J. Gossec
Tambourin

Franz Joseph Haydn
St. Anthony Chorale

Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3

Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade
Serenade

Frederic Chopin
Etude in A, Op. 25. No. 1
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz in Ab, Op. 69, No. 1

Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied

G. F. Handel
Allegro in F
Sonata No 3, "Allegro"

Gabriel Faure
Apres un reve
Pavane
Pavane
Sicilienne

Georges Bizet
Carmen, "Seguidilla"

Georges Delerue
La Valse de Francois T.

Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"

Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Bist du bei mir"
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Cantata 140, "Sleeper's Awake"

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007
Musette
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"
Partita in E
Partita in E, "2nd movement"
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle "Belle Nuit"

Jean Barriere
Allegro Prestissimo

Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A
Waltz No. 15 in Ab

John Playford
Goddesses

John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary

Leo Delibes
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet

Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, "One Hand, One Heart"

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Menuet in G
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Michael Praetorius
La Bouree

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition, "Promenade"

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"

Owain Phyfe
My Fate

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand
Mock Morris
Molly on the Shore

Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo"

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"
The Nutcracker, "Overture"

Richard Wagner
Lohengrin, "Bridal Chorus"

Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise

Sir Henry Purcell
Processional

Stanley Myers
Cavatina

Traditional
Eriskay Love Lilt
Eriskay Lullaby
Give Me Your Hand
Manx Courting Song
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune

Wolfgang Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, "Andante"
Anniversary
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"

Antoine Francisque
Bransles

Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Winter"
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "3rd movement"

Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"

Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune

Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, "Romance"

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104

Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin

Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3

Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"

Francois Couperin
Mysterious Barricades

Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3

Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade
Serenade

Frederic Chopin
Etude in A, Op. 25. No. 1
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz in Ab, Op. 69, No. 1

Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied

Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane

Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"

Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Bist du bei mir"
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007
Musette
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"

J. S. Bach
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle "Belle Nuit"

Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A
Waltz No. 15 in Ab

Leo Delibes
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet

Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, "One Hand, One Heart"

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Menuet in G
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Michael Praetorius
La Bouree

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"

Owain Phyfe
My Fate

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand
Mock Morris
Molly on the Shore

Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo"

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"
The Nutcracker, "Overture"

Richard Wagner
Lohengrin, "Bridal Chorus"

Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose

Stanley Myers
Cavatina

Traditional
Eriskay Love Lilt
Eriskay Lullaby
Give Me Your Hand
Manx Courting Song
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune

Wolfgang Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, "Andante"
Bridal shower
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"

Antoine Francisque
Bransles

Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"

Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune

Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, "Romance"

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104

Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin

Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3

Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Scherzo"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Wedding March"

Francois Couperin
Mysterious Barricades

Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3

Franz Schubert
Serenade
Serenade

Frederic Chopin
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3
Waltz in Ab, Op. 69, No. 1

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied

Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane

Giacomo Puccini
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
Gianni Schicci, "O Mio Babbino Caro"

Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007

J. S. Bach
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846

J. S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle "Belle Nuit"

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A
Waltz No. 15 in Ab

Leo Delibes
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet
The Flower Duet

Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story, "One Hand, One Heart"

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Menuet in G

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"

Owain Phyfe
My Fate

Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo"

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"

Richard Wagner
Lohengrin, "Bridal Chorus"

Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose
A Red, Red Rose

Stanley Myers
Cavatina

Traditional
Eriskay Love Lilt

Traditional
Give Me Your Hand
Manx Courting Song

Wolfgang Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, "Andante"
Funeral
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2, "Nocturne"

Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons, "Winter"

Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"

Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"

Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3

Franz Joseph Haydn
All Through the Night
St. Anthony Chorale

Franz Liszt
Liebestraum No. 3
Liebestraum No. 3

Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade
Serenade

Frederic Chopin
Etude in A, Op. 25. No. 1
Etude in Ab, Op. 25
Etude in E, Op. 10, No. 3

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied

Gabriel Faure
Apres un reve
Pavane
Pavane
Sicilienne

Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Bist du bei mir"

J. S. Bach
Cantata 140, "Sleeper's Awake"
Cantata 140, "Sleepers Awake"
Cantata 140, "Sleepers Awake"
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"

J. S. Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"
Partita in E
Partita in E, "2nd movement"

J. S. Bach
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song
Intermezzo in A

Jonathan Elias w/ James Taylor
The Prayer Cycle: Grace

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fur Elise
Fur Elise
Fur Elise

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo"

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise

Stanley Myers
Cavatina

Traditional
Eriskay Lullaby

Traditional
Shaker Tune

Wolfgang Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, "Andante"
Birthday
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Fritz Kreisler
Liebeslied
Liebeslied

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand
Graduation
Andre Campra
Rigaudon

Antoine Francisque
Bransles

Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D "1st movement"

Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D, "3rd movement"

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata, L. 104

Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin

Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Scherzo"

Francis Scott Key
The Star Spangled Banner

Francois J. Gossec
Tambourin

Franz Joseph Haydn
St. Anthony Chorale

Franz Schubert
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Serenade

Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier

G. F. Handel
Allegro in F
Sonata No 3, "Allegro"

Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane
Sicilienne

Georges Bizet
Carmen, "Seguidilla"

Georges Delerue
La Valse de Francois T.

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook, "Minuet"
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Cantata 140, "Sleeper's Awake"

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007
Musette
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"
Partita in E
Partita in E, "2nd movement"
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jean Barriere
Allegro Prestissimo

Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"

John Playford
Goddesses

John Stanley
Trumpet Voluntary

Julius Fucik
Entry of the Gladiators

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Menuet in G
Symphony No. 9, "Ode to Joy"

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Michael Praetorius
La Bouree

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition, "Promenade"

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand
Mock Morris
Molly on the Shore

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Overture"

Sir Henry Purcell
Processional

Traditional
Shaker Tune
Shaker Tune
Baby shower
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1
Claire de lune

Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Gymnopedie No. 2
Gymnopedie No. 3

Franz Joseph Haydn
All Through the Night

Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane

Hector Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, "Trio"

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"
Minuet, BWV 1007

J. S. Bach
Sheep May Safely Graze

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, "Chant Hindou"

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"

Stanley Myers
Cavatina

Traditional
Eriskay Love Lilt
Eriskay Lullaby

Wolfgang Mozart
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Retirement
Antoine Francisque
Bransles

Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D, "2nd movement"

Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A, K. 209
Sonata in D, K. 159
Sonata, L. 104

Edward German
Concert Study in Ab
Melody in Eb

Edward McDowell
To a Wild Rose
To a Wild Rose

Franz Schubert
Serenade
Serenade

Frederic Curzon
The Boulvardier

Gabriel Faure
Pavane
Pavane

Georges Delerue
La Valse de Francois T.

J. S. Bach
Anna Magdalena Notebook

J. S. Bach
Lute Suite No. 4, "Prelude"

J. S. Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Air"

J. S. Bach
Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, "Bourree"
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Prelude in C, BWV 846
Rejoice, Beloved Christians
Sheep May Safely Graze

Jean Barriere
Allegro Prestissimo

Jean Joseph Mouret
Rondeau "Masterpiece Theatre Theme"

John Playford
Goddesses

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Menuet in G

Luigi Boccherini
Minuet

Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition, "Promenade"

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand

Sir Henry Purcell
Processional

Stanley Myers
Cavatina
Children’s party
Antonin Dvorak
Humoresque

Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Camille St. Saens
Carnival of the Animals, "The Swan"

Edward German
Polish Dance in E

Johannes Brahms
Cradle Song

Julius Fucik
Entry of the Gladiators

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Menuet in G

Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Country Gardens
Handel in the Strand

Pytr Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, "Mirlitons"

Sergei Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf

Traditional
Eriskay Lullaby

Wolfgang Mozart
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Recordings are available for most of the CDs listed above. When a piece is specific to a particular CD the label and catalogue number information are included.

 
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