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Classic or contemporary
Music choices change the tone for weddings
By Lisa Donovan
Senior Editor
One second-time groom wanted to
hear more than bells at his wedding —
he wanted to hear ‘ * Back in the Saddle
Again,” said an employee at Dietze
music house.
Kathleen Lig
gett, manager of
the sheet music
department at
Dietz.e Music
House Inc., 1208
O St., said once in
a while couples
will make unusual
requests, but this
was the most
memorable.
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Ligett said many times, when the
bride and groom exchange rings, one
of them or both will break into song.
“New and creative things are
wonderful; I encourage that,” she
said.
Max Anthes, a manager at Schmitt
music house, said he doesn’t recall
many unusual requests.
And Liggett agreed, saying that
for the most part, brides- and grooms
lo-be chose either classic or contem
porary songs or combinations of both
for their wedding ceremonies. i
Liggett said she receives a lot of
requests for “The Wedding March” <
by Mendelssohn and “The Bridal 1
Chorus,” Bach’s ‘ ‘ Jesu, Joy of Man’s i
Desiring,” Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy
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and Pachelbel’s “Canon in D,” as
well as “Trumpet Tune and Air,” by
Purcell.
Liggett said she gets the most
requests for “Trumpet Voluntary,”
by Clarke, which she estimates is
“used in 75 percent of weddings.”
Anthcs said religious songs, such
as the “Lord’s Prayer” and “Ave
Maria,” are big wedding favorites.
He said, however, that he gets fewer
requests for the classics, because “most
hurch organists have the traditional
'music).”
Songs like the “Theme from Ice
Zastles” and “Up Where We Be
ong’ ’ from an Officer and a Gentle
nan top contemporary lists.
Liggett said recent pop songs and
those of five or ten years ago are
requested a lot. Songs like “Friends”
by Michael Smith and the title track
to the movie “Endless Love” have
been quite popular. More recently,
Liggett said the store sells about 15
copies a month of “Wind Beneath
My Wings,” a remake by Bette Midler
which was featured in the 1989 movie
“Beaches.”
Other fairly new songs which are
quickly become wedding material
include “I’ll Still Be Loving You,”
by Restless Heart as well as Kenny
Rogers’ latest “All Vows Go Unbro
ken.”
Songs that Liggett said she sees as
sort of a combination of the classic/
traditional and contemporary favor
iles include “There is Love” which
is known to most as “The Wedding
Song,” written and sung by Paul
Stookie of Peter, Paul and Mary.
“The Wedding Professional ’ ’ from
Roger and Hammerstein’s “The Sound
of Music,” and Jerry Bock’s “Fid
dler on the Roof,” arc considered
contemproary classics. Elvis Presley’s
“Hawiian Wedding Song” and “The
Rose,” written by Amanda Me Broom
and sung by Bette Midler, is another
fairly new song which is quickly
becoming a common wedding song.
According to Ligeti, most couples
decide what kind of music to use
based on the type of ceremony. If it’s
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