Classical Wedding Songs

There are endless classical wedding song selections available. This page is meant to serve as a guide to the most popular classical wedding music preludes, processionals, ceremony songs and recessionals – favorites by Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Vivaldi, and more that you’ll likely recognize, but perhaps couldn’t recall the name. This page highlights the top classical wedding song choices each week by the brides and grooms who visit our site. We’ve also included a few reception song suggestions that are a bit more "classic" than "classical." Please let us know if you have any questions, or if there's anything we can help you find!

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Classical Wedding Preludes		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Ave Maria – J.S. Bach
2.	Arioso– J.S. Bach
3.	Air on a G String – J.S. Bach
4.	Spring (from Four Seasons) – Antonio Vivaldi
5.	Air (from Water Music) – George F. Handel
6.	Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills
7.	Wachet Auf –J.S. Bach
8.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
9.	Largo – Handel
10.	The Water is Wide (The Gift of Love) – Traditional		Coming Soon!
11.	Fur Elise – Beethoven		Coming Soon!
12.	Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig v. Beethoven

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Classical Wedding Processionals

Pachelbel's Canon in D is downloaded more than twice as many times as the next most popular song on our website. It is the most popular wedding processional song used at wedding ceremonies.

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Classical Wedding Processionals		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Canon in D – Johan Pachelbel (piano version)
2.	Canon in D – Johan Pachelbel (strings version)
3.	Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
4.	Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring – J.S. Bach
5.	Trumpet Voluntary– Jeremiah Clarke		Coming Soon!
6.	Ode to Joy – Ludwig v. Beethoven
7.	Spring (from Four Seasons) – Antonio Vivaldi
8.	Air from Water Music– George F. Handel
9.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
10.	The Water is Wide (Gift of Love) – Traditional		Coming Soon!
11.	The Ash Grove – Traditional

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Classical Ceremony Songs

These ceremony song suggestions are perfect as background music during quiet times such as the Lighting of the Unity Candle or the Sign of Peace. If you're looking for songs that could be sung by a soloist, visit the Traditional or Contemporary wedding music pages for some appropriate suggestions.

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Classical Ceremony Songs		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Ave Maria – Franz Schubert
2.	Ave Maria – J.S. Bach
3.	Air on a G String – J.S. Bach
4.	Wachet Auf – J.S. Bach
5.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
6.	The Water is Wide (Gift of Love) – Traditional		Coming Soon!
7.	Red is the Rose – Traditional
8.	To a Wild Rose – Edward MacDowell
9.	Clair de lune – Debussy		Coming Soon!
10.	Dona Nobis Pacem – Mozart		Coming Soon!
11.	Liebestraume – Liszt		Coming Soon!

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Classical Wedding Recessionals

Make a grand exit with the one of these elegant classical wedding recessionals as the backdrop. For added effect, consider adding a trumpet or strings.

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Traditional Wedding Recessionals		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music
1.	Wedding March – Felix Mendelssohn
2.	Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach
3.	Ode to Joy – Beethoven
4.	Spring (from Four Seasons) – Antonio Vivaldi
5.	Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke		Coming Soon!
6.	Finale (from Water Music) – George F. Handel
7.	Rondeau – Jean-Joseoph Mouret
8.	Trumpet Tune – Henry Purcell
9.	The Ash Grove – Traditional

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Classic Wedding Reception Songs

Instrumental arrangements of these timeless wedding "standards" make a beautiful background for your wedding reception or dinner. Many are also appropriate for your first dance as husband and wife.

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Classic Wedding Reception Songs		Buy MP3	Buy Sheet Music	Original Version
7.	The Way You Look Tonight – Jerome Kern
2.	The Music of the Night – from Phantom of the Opera
3.	Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills
4.	Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar
5.	Unforgettable – Gordon
6.	It Had to Be You – Jones & Kahn
7.	Moon River – Henry Mancini		Coming Soon!
8.	As Time Goes By – from Casablanca		Coming Soon!
9.	Somewhere in Time – Main Theme		Coming Soon!
10.	Let Me Call You Sweetheart – Leo Friedman & Beth Slater Whitson		Coming Soon!
11.	Rhapsody in Blue – Gershwin		Coming Soon!
12.	Salut d'Amour – Sir Edward Elgar		Coming Soon!
13.	Fly Me to the Moon – Howard		Coming Soon!
14.	Somewhere My Love – Maurice Jarre & Paul Francis Webster		Coming Soon!
15.	Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 39, No .15 – Brahms		Coming Soon!
16.	Sleeping Beauty Waltz – Tchaikovsky		Coming Soon!

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