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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.

Sheet Music Search: by town for stores

MSN Yellowpages

Sheet Music Search: by on-line

		Sheet Music Plus
		Sun Hawk Music (Special wedding folio selection)
		Other Sheet Music Links

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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