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Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. It is one of the most frequently used wedding marches, generally being played on a church pipe organ.
- He Was A Child Prodigy
- He Was Highly-Celebrated in Britain
- It Was Used at The Wedding of Queen Victoria’s Daughter
- His Work Waned in Popularity After His Death
Mendelssohn was born into a wealthy Jewish family in the then-independent city-state of Hamburg in 1811. His family were forced to flee to Berlin as a young child to escape Napoleon’spersecution over the role his banker father had had in breaking the Emperor’s continental blockade. In the Prussian capital he received a stellar education. In additio...
Just a year later, however, he embarked upon a project to write an Overture based on Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The final result is regarded to be the first showcase of his true genius. In the years between re-visiting this work and adding the famous Wedding March, Mendelssohn developed a strong attachment to Britain. After fir...
As a result, when theWedding March was added to the earlier Overture,it was first performed in Tiverton, Devon, for the wedding of Dorothy Carew and Tom Daniel in June 1847. However, it became widely popular when the Queen’s daughter Victoria selected it for her own marriage in 1858. Perhaps fittingly, she married a Prussian Prince, which thus symb...
Mendelssohn did not live to see the triumphant reception of his most famous work. He died in 1847 at the age of just thirty-eight after a series of strokes. After his death, Europe was gripped by anti-Semitism until way into the 20th century, meaning his fame and reputation suffered. However, his work was later re-recognised and revived, and today ...
- Celeste Neill
Jan 25, 2018 · Rather, German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote the “Wedding March” for an 1842 production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and “Here Comes the Bride” was the Bridal Chorus from...
It may come as a surprise to learn that neither of these beloved pieces was originally intended for weddings. In fact, Felix Mendelssohn composed the “Wedding March” for a completely different purpose: a theatrical production of William Shakespeare’s comedic play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Feb 10, 2008 · Felix Mendelssohn's famous "Wedding March" was first used for wedding music at the nuptials of princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise 150 years ago.
- Robert Greenberg
The Wedding March was composed by Felix Mendelssohn for a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1842. The Bridal Chorus, on the other hand, was composed by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin in 1850.
Originating in the mid-19th century, the Wedding March was composed by Felix Mendelssohn as part of his incidental music for William Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”.
