The famous Wedding March consists of two songs, one is the prelude to the fifth act of Mendelssohn's overture A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the other is the mixed chorus Wedding Chorus at the beginning of the third act of Wagner's opera lohengrin. Let's follow my steps to learn about the introduction of Wedding March!
A brief description of the Wedding March
There are two well-known Wedding March * * *, which are the works of Mendelssohn and Wagner respectively. Mendelssohn's Wedding March is the soundtrack of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The music begins with a loud trumpet sound, then enters a solemn procession for music, followed by a more relaxed and lively March, which is repeated twice and mixed with the elegant sound of woodwind instruments and gradually fades away. When the newcomers enter the stadium, they just play the beginning part, and the tune is solemn and majestic, with high momentum. Generally, it is often chosen as the repertoire of the bride and groom when they enter the church wedding.
In non-church weddings, Wagner's Wedding March is more commonly used. This is the mixed chorus of the ladies leading the new couple into the new house in the third act of Wagner's opera "lohengrin", which was adapted into orchestral music and became today's "Wedding March". This piece of music is beautiful, slow, solemn and lyrical, which is a perfect match for newcomers to enter the stadium.
Newcomers who can't give up both pieces of music often use Wagner's as the entrance song and Mendelssohn's as the exit song.
the course of the famous song "The Wedding March"
Wagner's "The Wedding March" was originally a mixed four-part chorus in the three-act legendary opera "lohengrin". The synopsis of lohengrin is as follows:
In the sky? Holy forest kingdom? In the movie, there is a warrior named lohengrin who guards the Holy Grail. One day, when he saw an injustice happening in the world, he came to the world, defeated the sinister usurper Frederic, and rescued the princess Elsa who had been falsely injured. And turn the prince who was enchanted into a swan? Elsa's brother is back in human form. Elsa didn't know that lohengrin was a god. She fell in love with this brave and young warrior. Lohengrin also fell in love with Elsa and promised to marry her, but on one condition, Elsa was never allowed to inquire about his name and origin. On the wedding night, the kind and simple Elsa was stirred up by the bad guys and asked questions that she shouldn't have asked. Because the vows were broken, lohengrin had to say goodbye to her regretfully and go back? Holy forest kingdom? Went to the room.
In the opera lohengrin, there are two wedding music. One is the celebration music "Go to Mü nster" when lohengrin and Elsa go to the church for their wedding in the second Muri. The other is the mixed chorus of the ladies leading the new couple into the new house at the beginning of the first scene of the third act. However, the latter song is much more popular than the previous one. Usually people refer to Wagner's "Wedding March", which refers to this latter one. Its melody is beautiful, the speed is slow, solemn and lyrical.
In 1843, Shakespeare's famous comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream was to be staged in Potsdam and Berlin. The director of the performance asked Mendelssohn to write some music for the play. He wrote 12 pieces of music for the play. He took the original overture intact as the overture of the play. The total drama music is 13 paragraphs. Some of the other jokes also have chorus and solo. Among the 12 pieces of music, the Wedding March in the fifth act is quite wonderful. ? This "Wedding March". Written in a complex trilogy, in C major, in 4/4 beats, the first theme begins with a brilliant horn and leads to a warm and grand melody; The second theme still maintains a warm atmosphere; The middle melody is soft and sweet, giving people happiness; Finally, the two themes of the first part reappear and come to an end. This "Wedding March" has become a worldwide wedding ceremony March. It is as famous as a Wedding March in Wagner's opera lohengrin, and is often used together at weddings. A music for a wedding celebration as a newcomer; One is used as a celebration music to send new people into the bridal chamber after the ceremony. Like some foreign films, such as the wedding scenes in "The Conquer of Berlin" and "Yesenia", this tune was also chosen.
A brief introduction to the author of Wedding March
Jacob? Ludwig? Felix? Mendelssohn? Bartholdi (Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy) was born in a Jewish family in Hamburg on February 3rd, 189. Grandfather was a philosopher Moses? Moses and his father Abraham were successful bankers, and Felix grew up in a pampered and cultured environment. Leah, his mother, is a pianist, and her mother taught him the first piano lesson. Sister Fanny? Kathiri (185? 1847) is a creative player in piano and composition, and a precious friend of Felix.