The Pennsylvania String Ensemble has an extensive and diverse repertoire. We offer some of the most requested works from the classical, liturgical, and popular literatures. Our unique playlist also features innovative and tasteful selections as a way to introduce new traditions for your special event. If you don’t find a particular piece on this list, please let us know; if given sufficient time, it is likely that we can obtain or produce arrangements of your favorite selections.
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| Music for Special Events and Functions | Music for Weddings |
Music for Special Events and Functions
The celebrated and timeless pieces listed here provide an elegant accompaniment to a wide range of special events. Whether featured in a black-tie corporate function, a wedding reception, or a holiday party, the music of the Pennsylvania String Ensemble enhances any gathering with a touch of artistry and class.
| Baroque, Classical and Romantic Works: | ||
| Bach, J. C. | Anglaise | |
| Bach, J. S. | Air from Suite No. 3 in D Art of the Fugue: Three Canons Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Gigue from Suite No. 3 in D Major Minuet and Trio Minuet in G from the Anna Magdalena Notebook Rondeau from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor Twenty Duets and Inventions from The English and French Suites | |
| Bach, W. F. | Burlesca | |
| Beethoven, L. | Ecossaise Minuet in G Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens | |
| Brahms, J. | Sicilienne, Op. 56 | |
| Breval, J. | Adagio and Rondo from Duet, Op. 19, No. 6 | |
| Carr, B. | Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Cello | |
| Clementi, M. | Sonatina from Op. 36, Nos. 1 and 2 | |
| Dotzauer, J. | Romance and Rondo, Op. 4, No. 3 | |
| Fiorillo, F. | Polacca, Op. 31, No. 1 | |
| Gehot, J. | Cacia and Ronde, Op. 3, No. 6 | |
| Gossec, F.J. | Gavotte Tambourin | |
| Handel, G. F. | Air from Water Music Allegro from Sonata in F for Flute Andante from Water Music Bourree from Royal Fireworks Music Bourree from Sonata in G for Flute, Op. 1, No. 5 Fugue from Fugue in B Minor Hornpipe from Water Music La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music Menuet from Royal Fireworks Music Sarabande from Oboe Concerto in G Minor Sarabande from Suite No. 4 in D Minor | |
| Haydn, F. J. | Six Duets for Violin and Cello | |
| Hoffmeister, F. | Andante from Duet in C Major | |
| Loeillet, J. B. | Allegro | |
| Mazas, J. F. | Twelve Little Duets, Op. 38 | |
| Molter, J. M. | Six Duets | |
| Mouret, J. J. | Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares | |
| Mozart, W. A. | Allegro Entree from Notebook for Wolfgang Menuet from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Presto from Symphony No. 1, K. 331 Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 Rondo alla Turca, K. 331 Two Sonatas for Violin and Cello, KV. 46d Theme from Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331 | |
| Pachelbel, J. | Canon and Gigue | |
| Purcell, H. | Rondeau from Incidental Music to Abdelazer | |
| Reinecke, C. | Canon, Op. 107, No. 22 The Hurdy-Gurdy, Op. 15, No. 2 | |
| Scarlatti, A. | Minuetto Scherzando from Toccata No. 4 | |
| Scarlatti, D. | Larghetto | |
| Schubert, F. | Andante, Op. 29 Ecossaise, Op. 18 | |
| Schumann, R. | Curious Story, Op. 15, No. 7 Traumerai, Op. 15, No. 2 | |
| Tartini, G. | Cantabile | |
| Telemann, G. P. | Bourree Dance Suite for Violin and Cello Presto from Sonatina in F Three Canonic Sonatas Vivace from Sonatina in F | |
| Vivaldi, A. | Danza Pastorale from Spring, The Four Seasons Largo from Winter, The Four Seasons | |
| Late 19th Century and Early Twentieth Century Works: | ||
| Bartok, B. | Chorale for Violin and Cello | |
| Clarke, R. | Two Pieces for Violin and Cello | |
| Mussorgsky, M. | Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition | |
| Vaughn-Williams, R. | Four Duets for Violin and Cello | |
| Pop Tunes, Jazz Standards, and Contemporary Hits: | ||
| Arlen, H. | It's Only A Paper Moon | |
| Armstrong, Louis | What A Wonderful World | |
| The Beatles | Across The Universe All You Need Is Love Because Blackbird Hey Jude Norwegian Wood | |
| Berlin, I. | Alexander's Ragtime Band | |
| Berlin | Take My Breath Away | |
| Coldplay | Clocks Trouble | |
| The Cure | Just Like Heaven | |
| John Denver | Annie's Song | |
| Devotchka | Last Beat of My Heart | |
| Enya | A Day Without Rain | |
| Enya | May It Be Only Time | |
| Enya | Watermark | |
| Evans, G. | In The Good Ol' Summertime | |
| Five For Fighting | 100 Years | |
| Friedman, L. | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | |
| Lincke, P. | Glow Worm from The Girl Behind the Counter | |
| Meyer, G. | For Me and My Gal | |
| Mick Jagger/ Keith Richards | Bittersweet Symphony | |
| Piaf, Edith | La Vie En Rose | |
| The Police | Every Breath You Take | |
| Ward, C.B. | The Band Played On | |
| Opera, Broadway and Hollywood Favorites: | ||
| Bizet, G. | Au Fond du Temple Saint from Les Pecheurs de Perles Carmen Suite No. 1 (Intermezzo) Habanera from Carmen Toreador Song from Carmen | |
| Delibes, L. | Flower Duet from Lakme | |
| Donizetti, G. | Una Furtiva Lagrima from L'elisir d'Amore | |
| Gilbert and Sullivan | A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop from Patience As Some Day It May Happen from The Mikado I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General from The Pirates of Penzance I'm Called Little Buttercup Nevermind The Why and Wherefore from H.M.S. Pinafore Poor Wandering One from The Pirates of Penzance Willow, Tit-Willow from The Mikado | |
| Handel, G.F. | Lascia Ch'io Pianga Ombra Mai Fu from Xerxes | |
| Horner, J. | The Ludlows, Theme from The Legends of the Fall | |
| Lloyd-Webber, Andrew | All I Ask of You from Phantom | |
| Lloyd-Webber, Andrew | Music of the Night from Phantom | |
| Mancini, Henry | Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's | |
| Mascagni, P. | Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana | |
| Massenet, J. | Meditation from Thais | |
| Mozart, W.A. | La Ci Darem la Mano from Don Giovanni Sull' Aria from Le Nozze di Figaro Voi, Che Sapete from Le Nozze di Figaro | |
| Offenbach, J. | Barcarolle from Les Contes d'Hoffmann | |
| Porter, C. | It's De-Lovely from Anything Goes | |
| Puccini, G. | O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi Quando Me'n vo Soletta (Musette's Waltz) from La Boheme | |
| Purcell, H. | When I Am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas | |
| Verdi, G. | Brindisi (Libiamo) from La Traviata Celeste Aida from Aida Di Provenza il Mar il Suol from La Traviata La Donna e Mobile from Rigoletto | |
| Rags, Waltzes and Tangos: | ||
| Albeniz, I. | Tango from Suite Espana, Op. 165, No. 2 | |
| Beethoven L. | Russian Folk Song | |
| Chopin, F. | Grand Valse Brillante, Op. 18 Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7 Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No. 2 | |
| Delibes, L. | Valse Lente from Coppelia | |
| Ferrao, R. | April in Portugal Tango | |
| Grieg, E. | Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt | |
| Italian Traditional | Santa Lucia | |
| Joplin, S. | The Easy Winners, A Ragtime Two-Step The Entertainer Kismet Rag Maple Leaf Rag Palm Leaf Rag Pine Apple Rag Reflection Rag The Strenuous Life Rag Weeping Willow Rag | |
| Lehar, F. | Merry Widow Waltz | |
| Matos-Rodriguez, C.H. | La Cumparsita | |
| Montero, P. | La Castilla Romantica Tango No Te Quiero Tango | |
| Piazzolla, Astor | Libertango | |
| Rosas, J. | Over The Waves from Sobre Las Olas Waltzes | |
| Ryden, W. | Three Rags for Violin and Cello | |
| Strauss, J. Jr. | Artist's Life Waltz Roses from the South, Op. 388 Vienna Life Waltz You and You Waltz from Die Fledermaus | |
| Tchaikovsky, P. | German Song, Op. 39 Waltz from Album for the Young, Op. 39, No. 8 | |
| Tierney, H. | Alice Blue Gown from Irene | |
| Waldteufel, E. | The Skater's Waltz | |
| Sacred Music, Spirituals and Solemn Songs: | ||
| American Spiritual | Amazing Grace Go Tell It on the Mountain | |
| Albinoni, T. | Adagio | |
| Bach, J. S. | Arioso from Cantata No. 156 Ave Maria Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring My Heart Ever Faithful from Cantata No. 68 Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake) | |
| Barnby, J. | O Perfect Love | |
| Brahms, J. | St. Anthony Chorale, Op. 56 | |
| Charpentier, M. | Prelude from Te Deum | |
| Corrette, M. | La Confession | |
| Elgar, E. | Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39 | |
| Faure, G. | Pavane, Op. 50 | |
| Franck, C. | Panis Angelicus from Messe Solonelle, Op. 12 | |
| Handel, G.F. | See The Conquering Hero Comes from Judas Maccabaeus | |
| Irish Hymn | Be Thou My Vision | |
| Key, F.S. and Smith, J.S. | The Star-Spangled Banner | |
| Kresmer, E. | We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing | |
| Kresmer, E. | La Marseillaise, French National Anthem | |
| Mendelssohn, F. | Barcarola Veneziana, Op. 19, No. 6 | |
| Mozart, W.A. | Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 | |
| Schubert, F. | Ave Maria | |
| Schumann, R. | First Loss, Op. 68, No. 16 | |
| Shaker Hymn | Simple Gifts | |
| Tchaikovsky, P. | Morning Prayer, Op. 39 | |
| Jigs, Fiddle Tunes and Lullabies: | ||
| American Fiddle Tune | Arkansas Traveller Bill Cheatham Chicken Reel Devil's Dream Dusty Miller Fisher's Hornpipe Old Joe Clark | |
| Cowdery, J. | Farewell to Williamstown, Hornpipe | |
| Emmet, D. | Dixie | |
| Machlis, P. | Patty's Flute, Hornpipe Treasure of Sierra Madre, Hornpipe | |
| McCollum, F. | The Home Ruler, Hornpipe | |
| McLaughlin, I. | The Dark Isle, Air | |
| Molloy, J.L. | The Kerry Dance | |
| Moore, T. | 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer, Air | |
| Skinner, S. | The Bonnie Lass O' Bon Accord, Air | |
| Traditional Irish | Banish Misfortune, Jig Barbara Rae, Strathspey The Cliffs of Moher, Jig Coleraine, Jig Garry Owen, Jig Haste to the Wedding, Jig The Irish Washerwoman, Jig Kesh Jig Kitty's Wedding, Hornpipe Si Bheag, Si Mhor, Air Swallowtail Jig The Wearing of the Green, Air | |
| Traditional Lullaby | Hush, Little Baby | |
| Traditonal Scottish | Guilderoy, Jig The Mist-Covered Mountains of Home Scotch Mist Wandering Willie, Air | |
| Holiday Favorites: | ||
| Adam, A. | O Holy Night | |
| Calkin, J.B. | I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | |
| Cantiones, P. | Good King Wenceslas | |
| Gruber, F. | Silent Night | |
| Hopkins, J.H. | We Three Kings of Orient Are | |
| Kirkpatrick, W.J. | Away in a Manger | |
| Mannoye, B. de la | Pat a Pan | |
| Mendelssohn, F. | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | |
| Pierpont, J. | Jingle Bells | |
| Reading, J. | O Come, All Ye Faithful | |
| Redner, L.H. | O Little Town of Bethlehem | |
| Scottish Air | Auld Lang Syne | |
| Smart, H. | Angels from the Realms of Glory | |
| Traditonal Canadian | The Huron Carol | |
| Traditonal Carol | As with Gladness Men of Old The First Noel God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen I Wonder as I Wander Joy to the World O Come, O Come, Immanuel We Wish You a Merry Christmas What Child Is This? While by My Sheep | |
| Traditional English | Carol of the Birds Coventry Carol The Friendly Beasts Fum! Fum! Fum! The Holly and the Ivy Sussex Carol The Twelve Days of Christmas | |
| Traditional French | Angels We Have Heard on High March of the Three Kings | |
| Traditional Irish | The Snow Lay on the Ground Wexford Carol | |
| Traditional Russian | Carol of the Bells | |
| Willis, R.S. | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | |
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Music for Weddings
The Pennsylvania String Ensemble specializes in wedding music! In addition to highlighting some of our favorite pieces from the wedding repertoire, we have also provided a directory of selections to aid in the planning of your special day. Here you will find a wide range of program suggestions organized into an order of service. You may notice some repetition throughout the various categories; several pieces function well in numerous parts of the wedding ceremony.
| Processionals, including entrance music for grandparents, mothers, and the wedding party: | ||
| Bach, J. S. | Air Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) | |
| Beethoven, L. | Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 | |
| Borodin, A. | Polovetsian Dances | |
| Charpentier, M. | Prelude from Te Deum | |
| Clarke, J. | Trumpet Voluntary | |
| Handel, G. F. | La Rejoissance from Royal Fireworks Music Hornpipe from Water Music Hornpipe from Water Music | |
| Lizst, F. | Liebestraum | |
| Moore, T. | 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer (Irish air) | |
| Mouret, J. | Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares | |
| Pachelbel, J. | Canon and Gigue | |
| Purcell, H. | Trumpet Tune | |
| J. Barnby | O Perfect Love (hymn) | |
| Vivaldi, A. | Largo from Winter, The Four Seasons | |
| Bridal Processional Music: | ||
| Bach, J. S. | Air Arioso Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring March | |
| Beethoven, L. | Ode to Joy | |
| Charpentier, M. | Prelude from Te Deum | |
| Clarke, J. | King William’s March Trumpet Voluntary | |
| Handel, G. F. | Hornpipe from Water Music | |
| Mouret, J. | Rondeau | |
| Mussorgsky, M. | Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibitio | |
| Pachelbel, J. | Canon and Gigue | |
| Purcell, H. | Trumpet Tune | |
| Schubert, F. | Ave Maria | |
| Tchaikovsky, P. | Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet | |
| Traditional | O Perfect Love | |
| Vivaldi, A. | Largo from Winter | |
| Incidental Music, including prelude, communion, dedications, and lighting of unity candle: | ||
| Armstrong, L. | What a Wonderful World | |
| Bach, J. S. | Arioso Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Minuet in G Sheep May Safely Graze Wachet Auf | |
| Bach-Gounod | Ave Maria | |
| Bartok, B. | Choral | |
| Borodin, A. | Polovetsian Dances | |
| Debussy, C. | Claire de Lune* | |
| Enya | Only Time | |
| Franck, C. | Panis Angelicus* | |
| Handel, G. F. | Air from Water Music Bouree from Water Music He Shall Feed His Flock* Hornpipe from Water Music Largo from Xerxes See the Conquering Hero Comes from Judas Maccabaeus | |
| James, E. | At Last | |
| Lizst, F. | Liebestraum | |
| Lloyd-Weber, A. | Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera | |
| Mancini, H. | Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s | |
| Massenet, J. | Meditation from Thais | |
| Mendelssohn, F. | But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own* O For the Wings of a Dove* Songs Without Words, Opus 19, No. 1 | |
| Morley, T. | Nine Fantasies | |
| Mozart, W. A. | Menuetto from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Romanze from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Theme from Sonata No. 11 in A, K. 331 | |
| Pachelbel, J. | Canon and Gigue | |
| Rutter, J. | The Lord Bless You and Keep You | |
| Schubert, F. | Ave Maria | |
| Schumann, R. | Traumerai | |
| Tartini, G. | Cantabile | |
| Traditional | O Perfect Love (hymn) O Promise Me* | |
| Vivaldi, A. | Largo from Winter | |
| Recessionals, including bride and groom, the wedding party, and seated guests: | ||
| Bach, J. S. | March | |
| Beethoven, L. | Ode to Joy | |
| Charpentier, M. | Prelude from Te Deum | |
| Clarke, J. | King William’s March Trumpet Voluntary | |
| Handel, G. F. | La Rejoissance from Royal Fireworks Music Hornpipe from Water Music | |
| Mendelssohn, F. | Wedding March | |
| Mouret, J. | Rondeau | |
| Mozart, W. A. | Menuetto from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | |
| Purcell, H. | Trumpet Tune | |
| * Indicates violin solo | ||
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