Music at weddings

Many wedding couples are undecided as to which music can be heard at their wedding service and therefore fall back on liturgically unsuitable music from the charts or on common clichés. However, these are often not suitable for use in liturgy (a service is a service and not a chart show or event). The majority of "wedding singers" who do not offer their services also know and observe liturgical guidelines and pretend that the bride is wrong. The music in a liturgy does not stand on its own, but must meet certain requirements in terms of content, text (for songs) and gesture. In the fThe following are some examples of which instrumental pieces work well in the respective places in the liturgy.

All listening examples were recorded by Christoph Bartusek on the Weimbs organ in St. Peter / Rheinberg. Some pieces can only be heard in part, as these are the CD "PULL ALL REGISTERS! • Organ music for festive times in life" are removed. The CD with the complete pieces of music is available for EUR 10 (plus EUR 2.50 shipping and packaging)H.
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Music to move in

The music should accompany the arrival of the newlyweds and the liturgical service (clergyman and valet). The character and length of the following pieces are very suitable for this.
After the reading, the wedding ceremony or for communion
After the reading, an instrumental piece can be played instead of a community hymn. A piece of music before or after the actual trait ritual is also possible. Musical accompaniment is planned during the communion of the congregation at a celebration of the Eucharist. The music in these places should be rather contemplative and invite you to contemplate. Therefore, the following pieces work well in these places.
Extract music
The music accompanies the departure of the newlyweds and the liturgical service.
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