Sung Prelude Music
Sacred Songs
These are some examples of sung prelude music that would be appropriate for churches that require all sacred music. Any hymn or song from the offertory and communion hymns list would also be appropriate.
Alleluia from Exulte Jubilate
I Will Be Here The Lord’s Prayer The Prayer (English & Italian) O Promise Me You Raise Me Up |
Mozart
Chapman Malotte Sager / Foster DeKoven / Scott Graham / Loveland |
Popular Songs, Musical Songs, Opera Arias, and Art Songs
If your wedding is not being held in a church, or if the church allows popular music as a prelude, then here are some examples of popular songs, and songs from musicals and operas that would be appropriate. These songs would only be appropriate for the prelude, not during the ceremony.
Popular Songs and Standards
A Man and A Woman (Un Homme et une Femme)
Champange Time (Lawrence Welk Theme) Endless Love Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Grow Old With Me Hallelujah How Do I Live I Can't Help Falling in Love Only Time Sentimental Journey The Rose What a Wonderful World You're Still The One |
Lai / Barouh / Keller
George Cates Lionel Richie Brian Adams / R. J. Lange / Michael Kamen John Lennon Leonard Cohen Diane Warren Enya Bud Green / Les Brown / Ben Homer Amanda McBroom Weiss / Thiele Shania Twain / R. J. Lange |
Musical Theater Songs
A Heart Full of Love from Les Miserables
All I Ask of You from The Phantom of the Opera Almost Like Being In Love from Brigadoon And this is My Beloved from Kismet Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music I’ll Follow My Secret Heart from Conversation Piece I'll Know from Guys and Dolls If I Loved You from Carousel One Hand, One Heart from West Side Story Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of OZ Some Where Out There from An American Tale Somewhere from West Side Story Til There Was You from The Music Man You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel |
Claude-Michel Schönberg / Alain Boublil
Andrew Lloyd Webber Lerner / Loewe Robert Wright / George Forrest Elton John / Tim Rice Rogers / Hammerstein Coward Loesser Rogers / Hammerstein Bernstein / Sondheim Harold Arlen Horner / Mann / Weil Bernstein / Sondheim Wilson Rogers / Hammerstein |
Opera Arias
Belle Nuite - Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman
Deh vieni, non tardar from Le Nozze de Figaro Flower Duet from Lakmé O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicci Ombra mai fu from Serse Voi che Sapete from The Marriage of Figaro Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz - Brautfern Lied from Der Freischütz |
Offenbach
Mozart Delibes Puccini Handel Mozart Weber |
Art Songs and Folk Tunes
An Chloë
Au bord de l'au Chanson d'amour Die Lotosblume Ich Liebe Dich Long Time Ago Quella fiamma Röselein, Röselein! Simple Gifts Ständchen The Daisies Tu lo sai |
Mozart
Faure Faure Schumann Beethoven Old American Folk Tune Marcello Schumann Old Shaker Folk Tune Schubert Barber Torrelli |