Wedding and Celebration Music
The Menlo Brass Quintet has an extensive library of wedding standards, as well as many
beautiful pieces for those who prefer something more unusual or unexpected. This list
gives some examples — for a complete review of our repertoire, please contact us.
Varieties of Style
Renaissance, Baroque, Classical
Modern Classics
Jazz, Pop, and
Show Tunes |
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Suggested Wedding Processionals/Recessionals
 # |
Composer |
Arranger |
Title |
| 1 |
Handel, G. F. |
Fitzgerald |
♫ Bourrée from “Il Pastor Fido” |
| 2 |
Handel, G. F. |
Seipp |
♫ The
Rejoicing from “The Royal Fireworks” |
| 3 |
Clarke, Jeremiah |
Mills |
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) |
| 4 |
Boyce, William |
Cable |
Third Movement of William Boyce Suite |
| 5 |
Handel, G. F. |
Mills |
♫ Allegro
Vivace from “The Water Music” |
| 6 |
Mouret, J. J. |
Mills |
Rondeau (Theme from “Masterpiece Theater”) |
Frequently Requested Wedding Selections
| # |
Composer |
Arranger |
Title |
| 1 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Fitzgerald |
♫ Bourrée from “Il Pastor Fido” |
| 2 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Seipp |
♫ The
Rejoicing from “The Royal Fireworks” |
| 3 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Mills |
♫ Allegro
Vivace from “The Water Music” |
| 4 |
Susato, Tylman |
Iveson |
Renaissance Dances– Five Dances from "The Danserye" |
| 5 |
Boyce, William |
Cable |
Allegro from William Boyce Suite |
| 6 |
Albinoni, Thomas |
Hickman |
♫ Gravé from “Sonata, Saint Mark” |
| 7 |
Byrd, William |
Empire Brass |
Earle of Oxford's Marche |
| 8 |
Clarke, Jeremiah |
Mills |
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) |
| 9 |
Boyce, William |
Seipp |
Trumpet Voluntary |
| 10 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
Page |
Canzona per Sonare No. 4 |
| 11 |
Mouret, J. J. |
Mills |
Rondeau (Theme from "Masterpiece Theater") |
| 12 |
Holst, Gustav |
Sabourin |
2nd Military Suite in F |
| 13 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Frackenpohl |
Alleluja from "Exsultate, Jubilate" (Motet K165) |
| 14 |
Ewald, Victor |
|
Quintet in B flat, Op. 5 |
| 15 |
Elgar, Edward |
Holcombe |
Pomp and Circumstance |
| 16 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Air "On the G String" |
| 17 |
Bach, J. S. |
Smith |
All Breathing Life from "Sing Ye to the Lord" |
| 18 |
Bach, J. S. |
Herforth |
My Spirit Be Joyful |
| 19 |
Bach, J. S. |
Watts |
Sheep May Safely Graze |
| 20 |
Bach, J. S. |
Kramer |
Bring to the Lord the Honor Due His Name |
| 21 |
Pachelbel, Johann |
Mills |
Kanon |
| 22 |
Bach, J. S. |
Slater |
Rejoice and Sing |
| 23 |
Bach, J. S. |
Romm |
Fugue in G Minor (The Little) |
| 24 |
Bach, J. S. |
Hickman |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 |
| 25 |
Purcell, Henry |
Mills |
Purcell Suite |
| 26 |
Torelli, G. |
|
Allegro |
| 27 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 2 |
| 28 |
Scheidt, Samuel |
Jones |
Battle Suite |
| 29 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Smedvig, R |
Triumphal March from Aida |
| 30 |
Debussy, Claude |
Sabourin |
Girl with the Flaxen Hair |
| 31 |
Fauré, Gabriel |
Smedvig, E |
Pavane |
| 32 |
Dukas, Paul |
Barrington |
Fanfare to precede the ballet "La Peri" |
| 33 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Mills |
Hallelujah Chorus |
| 34 |
Mendelssohn, Felix |
Waldeck |
Hochzeitmarch |
| 35 |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
Frackenpohl |
The Four Seasons |
| 36 |
Bach, J. S. |
Dean |
Arioso from Cantata No. 156 |
| 37 |
Ewald, Victor |
|
Quintet No. 3, Op. 7 |
| 38 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Hauser |
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba |
| 39 |
Handel, George Frideric |
King/King |
Three Pieces from "The Water Music" |
| 40 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Goldberg Variations |
| 41 |
Pezel, Johann |
King |
Sonata No. 22 from "Hora Decima" |
| 42 |
Barber, Samuel |
McNeff |
Adagio |
| 43 |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
Bryson |
Ode To Joy |
| 44 |
Debussy, Claude |
Emerson |
Le Petit Negre |
| 45 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Frackenpohl |
O Isis and Osiris from "The Magic Flute" |
| 46 |
Mussorgsky, Modeste |
Frackenpohl |
Pictures at an Exhibition |
| 47 |
Rossini, Gioacchino |
Kulesha |
Largo al Factotum from "The Barber of Seville" |
| 48 |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
Dodgson |
Baroque Sonatas |
| 49 |
von Suppe, Franz |
Mills |
Poet and Peasant Overture |
| 50 |
Bach, J. S. |
Nagel |
Contrapuctus IV |
| 51 |
Bach, J. S. |
Olson |
Prelude and Fugue IV in C# Minor |
| 52 |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
Gale |
Symphony No. 5 First Movement |
| 53 |
Clarke, Jeremiah |
Witherell |
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) |
| 54 |
Debussy, Claude |
Snell |
Excerpt from "Clair De Lune" |
| 55 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Leavitt |
La Rejouissance |
| 56 |
Holborne, Anthony |
Glasel |
Three Pieces |
| 57 |
Vivaldi/Bach |
Baldwin |
Concerto |
| 58 |
Albinoni, Thomas |
Stone |
Concerto in B-dur |
| 59 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Art of the Fugue |
| 60 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Brandenburg Suite |
| 61 |
Bach, J. S. |
Sauer |
Huit Chorals du "Petit Livre D'Orgue" |
| 62 |
Bach, J. S. |
Baldwin |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No. 147 |
| 63 |
Bach, J. S. |
Haislip |
Sleepers Awake (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) |
| 64 |
Clarke,Wagner,Bach,
Mendelssohn |
Campbell |
Wedding & Ceremonial Music: Trumpet Voluntary, Bridal March, If Thou Be Near, Wedding March, Trumpet Tune |
| 65 |
Debussy, Claude |
Kulesha |
Minstrels from "Preludes", Book I |
| 66 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 1 - La Spiritata |
| 67 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Treybig |
Concerto in B-flat Major HWV 301 |
| 68 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Gamble |
Music for the Royal Fireworks Overture |
| 69 |
Handel, George Frideric |
|
Two Arias |
| 70 |
Loeillet, J. B. |
Crown |
Sonata |
| 71 |
Luther, Martin |
Neumann |
A Mighty Fortress (Ein Feste Burg) |
| 72 |
Marcello, Benedetto |
Smith |
Psalm XIX: "The Heavens Declare" |
| 73 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Gale |
Divertimento No. 1 in Bb |
| 74 |
Pezel, Johann |
King |
Six Pieces from "Funff-stimmigte blasende Music" |
| 75 |
Scheidt, Samuel |
Reynolds |
Centone No. V |
| 76 |
Schubert, Franz |
Gale |
Ave Maria |
| 77 |
Simmes/Ferrabosco/
Holborne/Okeover/Gibbons |
Reynolds |
Centone No. IV |
| 78 |
Wagner, Richard |
Gale |
Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral |
| 79 |
Bach, J. S. |
Glasel |
Contrapuctus IX |
| 80 |
Bach, J. S. |
Sauer |
Fugue in G Major "Jig" |
| 81 |
Elgar, Edward |
Marlatt |
Enigma Variation No. 9 Nimrod |
| 82 |
Fauré, Gabriel |
Smedvig, R |
Pie Jesu from Requiem |
| 83 |
|
Glasel |
16th Century Carmina |
| 84 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Slechta |
"Allegro" from Concerto Grosso #10 |
| 85 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Snell |
Allegro in D from "The Water Music" |
| 86 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Robertson |
Sarabande |
| 87 |
Hassler, Hans Leo |
Mueller |
Sacri Concentus - XXI Alleluja |
| 88 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Wasson |
Overture to The Magic Flute |
| 89 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Allen |
Queen of the Night's Aria from Act 2 of "The Magic Flute" (Der Holle Rache Kocht in Meinem Herzen) |
| 90 |
Pergolesi |
Gamble |
Agnus Dei |
| 91 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Burgstaller |
Che Gelida Manina from "La Boheme" |
| 92 |
Ravel, Maurice |
Smedvig, R |
Pavane for A Dead Princess |
| 93 |
Rimsky-Korsakow, Nikolai |
Smedvig, R |
Procession of the Nobles |
| 94 |
Rossini, Gioacchino |
Frackenpohl |
William Tell Overture |
| 95 |
Saint-Saëns, C./Mussorgsky |
Camesi |
The Elephant from "Carnival of the Animals" and
Bydlo from "Pictures at an Exhibition" |
| 96 |
Saint-Saëns, Camille |
Sear |
Marche Militaire Francaise |
| 97 |
Saint-Saëns, Camille |
Frackenpohl |
Pas Redoublé Op. 86 |
| 98 |
Scheidt, Samuel |
CanadianBrass |
Galliard Battaglia |
| 99 |
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich |
Smedvig, R |
Arabian Dance from The Nutcracker |
| 100 |
Tchaikowsky, Peter Ilyich |
Waldeck |
Neapolitan Dance from "Swan Lake" |
| 101 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
Snell |
Grand March from "Aida" |
| 102 |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
Hickman |
Allegro |
| 103 |
Vivaldi/Bach |
Baldwin |
Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593 |
| 104 |
Bizet, Georges |
Mills |
Carmen Suite No. 1 |
| 105 |
Anonymous |
Smedvig, R |
Cumulous Sanctus |
| 106 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Art of the Fugue Suite: Contrapuctus I, IX, VII |
| 107 |
Bach, J. S./Gounod |
Witherell |
Ave Maria |
| 108 |
Bach, J. S. |
Frackenpohl |
Brandenburg Suite II |
| 109 |
Bach, J. S. |
Dishinger |
Canzona in D Minor |
| 110 |
Bach, J. S. |
King |
Contrapuctus I |
| 111 |
Bach, J. S. |
King |
Contrapuctus III |
| 112 |
Bach, J. S. |
Roberts |
Fuga a 5 "St. Anne's" Fugue |
| 113 |
Bach, J. S. |
Slechta |
Goldberg Variations No. 18 & No. 30 |
| 114 |
Bach, J. S. |
Guyot |
Messe en Si Mineur |
| 115 |
Bach, J. S. |
Balm |
Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor |
| 116 |
Bach, J. S. |
Baldwin |
Prelude and Fugue "St. Anne" |
| 117 |
Bach, J. S. |
Mills |
Praeludium und Fuge uber den Namen: BACH |
| 118 |
Bach, J. S. |
Baldwin |
Sonata V |
| 119 |
Bach, J. S. |
Mills |
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor |
| 120 |
Bach, J. S. |
King |
Toccata in C Major |
| 121 |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
Wait |
Joyful, Joyful (Ode to Joy) adapted from 9th Symphony |
| 122 |
Bizet, Georges |
Holcombe |
Farandole from L'Arlesieme Suite No. 2 |
| 123 |
Brahms, Johannes |
Hill |
St. Anthony's Chorale
from "Variations on a Theme by Haydn" |
| 124 |
Bruckner, Anton |
Lipton |
Virga Jesse |
| 125 |
Dufay/Weelkes/Tye/Lejeune |
Reynolds |
Centone No. I |
| 126 |
East, Michael |
Edelbrock |
Amavi (I Loved) |
| 127 |
East, Michael |
Fromme |
Desperavi (I Despaired) |
| 128 |
Elgar, Edward |
Hart |
Pomp and Circumstance |
| 129 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 3 |
| 130 |
Gabrieli, Giovanni |
King |
Canzona per Sonare No. 4 |
| 131 |
Gliére, Reinhold |
Madeson |
Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy" |
| 132 |
Gliére, Reinhold |
Smedvig, E |
Russian Sailors' Dance from "The Red Poppy" |
| 133 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Bryson |
Hallelujah Chorus excerpt |
| 134 |
Handel, George Frideric |
Glick |
Overture to Berenice |
| 135 |
Haydn, Joseph |
Frackenpohl |
Gypsy Rondo (Rondo all' Ongarese) |
| 136 |
Kabalevsky, Dimitri |
Chauvin |
Comedian's Galop |
| 137 |
Khachaturian, Aram |
Broiles |
Sabre Dance from "Gayne Ballet" |
| 138 |
Mahler, Gustav |
Allen |
Where the Beautiful Trumpet Sounds |
| 139 |
Martini, Giovanni Battista |
Knudsvig |
Toccata |
| 140 |
Mendelssohn, Felix |
Moore |
Andante Tranquillo |
| 141 |
Monteverdi, Claudio |
Lichtmann |
A Un Giro Sol De' Begl'Occhi Lucenti |
| 142 |
Morley, Thomas/ Gibbons, Orlando |
Lipton |
English Madrigal Suite |
| 143 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Smedvig, R |
Contredanse, K. 101 |
| 144 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Smedvig, R |
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 |
| 145 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Marlatt |
Horn Quintet |
| 146 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Bergler |
The Marriage of Figaro Overture |
| 147 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Smedvig, E |
Overture to the Impresario, K. 486 |
| 148 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Smedvig, R |
Rondo: Allegro from Quintet in E-flat major for Horn and Strings |
| 149 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
Hendricks |
Rondo from Horn Concerto #4 |
| 150 |
Offenbach |
Frackenpohl |
Can Can (Galop from "Orpheus in the Underworld") |
| 151 |
Offenbach |
Witherell |
Orphee aux Enfers (Can Can) |
| 152 |
Pezel, Johann |
King |
Three Pieces from "Funff-stimmigte blasende Music" |
| 153 |
Pezel, Johann |
King |
Sonata No. 3 from "Hora Decima" |
| 154 |
Praetorius, Michael |
Kramer |
Five Dances from "Terpsichore - 1612" |
| 155 |
Puccini, Giacomo |
Slechta |
O Mio Babbino Caro Aria |
| 156 |
Purcell, Henry |
Mills |
Sonata for Two Trumpets and Brass |
| 157 |
Rameau, Jean-Philippe |
Smedvig, R |
Les Niais de Sologne |
| 158 |
Rameau, Jean-Philippe |
Smedvig, R |
Tambourin |
| 159 |
Ravel, Maurice |
Smedvig, R |
Piéce en forme de Habañera |
| 160 |
Rossini, Gioacchino |
Denroche |
Overture from "The Barber of Seville" |
| 161 |
Stanley, John |
Snell |
Trumpet Tune |
| 162 |
Stanley, John |
Goff |
Trumpet Voluntary |
| 163 |
Strauss, Johann |
Holcombe, Battles |
The Emperor Waltz |
| 164 |
Strauss, Johann Jr. |
Cable |
Perpetual Motion |
| 165 |
Stravinsky, Igor |
Smedvig, R |
Berceuse from The Firebird |
| 166 |
Tchaikowsky, Peter Ilyich |
Horigan |
1812 Overture |
| 167 |
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich |
Seipp |
Finale from Symphony No. 4 |
| 168 |
Turina, Joaquin |
Smedvig, E |
Danza from Jardin Oriental |
| 169 |
Verdi, Giuseppe |
MacKinnon |
Quartet from Rigoletto |
| 170 |
Walond, William |
Reynolds |
Voluntary |
| 171 |
Zelenka, Jan Dismas |
Judge |
Trio Sonata |
| 172 |
Brade, William |
King |
Two Pieces; Almand, Gaillard |
| 173 |
Caccini, Giulio |
Smedvig, R |
Amarilli mia bella |
| 174 |
Chopin, Fredric |
Marlatt |
Raindrop Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 |
| 175 |
Debussy, Claude |
Smedvig, E |
Des pas sur la neige |
| 176 |
Debussy, Claude |
Rose |
Gollywog's Cakewalk |
| 177 |
Debussy, Claude |
Kulesha |
The Hills of Anacapri from "Preludes" Book I |
| 178 |
Debussy, Claude |
Smedvig, E |
Sarabande |
| 179 |
Ewald, Victor |
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Quintet No. 2, Op. 6 |
| 180 |
Ewald, Viktor |
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Quintet No. 4 in A-flat Major Opus 8 |
| 181 |
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Kompanek |
Tribute to the Ballet |
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