Quintet wedding music

[Tortuba]

My daughter is getting married in October and I have asked some of my community band members to pull together a quintet to play before and after the ceremony. Total playing time will be under 45 minutes. This is a paying gig, black tie/tux, and the musicians are better than average.

Can anyone recommend, or direct me to source for, a collection of appropriate wedding music for quintet? Light classical and maybe some hymns would be good. Also a collection of some recent pop tunes. Nothing too heavy, this is a celebration after all.

Thanks

Keith,

Toronto

[csaevig]

The Canadian Brass has a book of wedding music...check this out.

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/The ... ss/5040054" target="_blank

[BVD Press]

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Cer ... t/19050586

[mammoth2ba]

BVD Press has many arrangements for brass quintet:

http://www.bvdpress.com" target="_blank

Boulder Brass Publications sells wedding and "ceremonial" quintet collections:

http://www.boulderbrass.org/collections.htm" target="_blank

......or you could Google:

brass quintet wedding sheet music

and check out the 119,999 other suggestions available........

[TomMxEdit]

Hey Keith,

How about having some of those talented community band members try their hand at composing new music for the wedding? Give them the parameters and let them run with it.

Tom

[DelVento]

Use Sibelius Music....much cheaper (sometimes free) and MUCH better arrangements most of the time.

[imperialbari]

In how many US states are quintet weddings legal?

K

[Mudman]

Here is a great collection of wedding and ceremonial music. It is published by Aardworks, a company in Nashville that is owned by Nashville-Symphony Tubist, Gilbert Long. This is the only book you will need to use at a typical wedding or commencement gig.

A huge advantage of the Aardworks quintet music is that rests are thoughtfully included in each part, so that long processionals don't eat up the face (unlike some of the Robert King transcriptions).

One gig will easily cover the cost of these books. I've used them many times at weddings and commencement ceremonies, and my students have used them on numerous gigs. I'm not getting any kind of cut for this endorsement. These are great books, and if you are going to buy music, why not help support the efforts of a tuba player (Gil Long)?

http://www.aardworks.com/index.cfm" target="_blank

http://www.aardworks.com/detail.cfm/ite ... 9D61B30CF5" target="_blank

[skeath]

http://www.highlandmusicpress.com

Excellent arrangements by a professional hornist, but solid players required.

[BVD Press]

Here is a great collection of wedding and ceremonial music. It is published by Aardworks, a company in Nashville that is owned by Nashville-Symphony Tubist, Gilbert Long. This is the only book you will need to use at a typical wedding or commencement gig.

A huge advantage of the Aardworks quintet music is that rests are thoughtfully included in each part, so that long processionals don't eat up the face (unlike some of the Robert King transcriptions).

One gig will easily cover the cost of these books. I've used them many times at weddings and commencement ceremonies, and my students have used them on numerous gigs. I'm not getting any kind of cut for this endorsement. These are great books, and if you are going to buy music, why not help support the efforts of a tuba player (Gil Long)?

http://www.aardworks.com/index.cfm" target="_blank" target="_blank

http://www.aardworks.com/detail.cfm/ite ... 9D61B30CF5" target="_blank" target="_blank

I second this book as well. Good stuff and Gil is a heck of a nice guy!