June is one of the most popular months of the year in which to get married. Thankfully, it's finally June in Minnesota, and outdoor weddings are underway.
On today's Learning to Listen, we celebrate perennial-favorite selections of wedding music, including a beautiful wedding motet by Johann Christoph Bach, first cousin once removed of Johann Sebastian.
You'll hear music from Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles' ceremony in 1981.
You'll learn the real title of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D, and hear other music commonly heard at wedding ceremonies from the Baroque and Romantic eras in classical music.
Playlist
Prince of Denmark's March
London Trumpet Sound
Cala 0113
Wagner
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin
London/Decca 467632
Charpentier
Prelude from Te Deum
Argo 433451
Pachelbel
Canon & Gigue
Cypress 1633
Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Naxos 550168
Mendelssohn
Wedding March
RCA 2084
J.S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Philips 416698
Johann Christoph Bach
Beloved & Beautiful
Archiv 474553
Handel
Alla Hornpipe
Naxos 550109
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