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Clarinets and Weddings

Author: Jeff Young
Date: 2009-04-17 01:34

Hello everyone! Wow, it's been a long time since I've posted here - 6 or 7 years, I'd say. I wonder how many people who were around then are still around now.

Anyway, after completing a degree in Music Ed, now I'm back and getting married! My fiancee has graciously agreed to allow me to pick the music for the ceremony. My clarinet professor from college has agreed to play for the wedding for prelude music. I've chosen to go with piccolo trumpet and organ for the ceremony music, but need some good suggestions for music that might work for the prelude.

There's the obvious possibilties:

Mozart Concerto, Mvt. II
Schumann Fantasy Pieces Mvt. I

Then some that would work, but I am not sure about:

Saint-Saens Sonata, Mvt. I
Brahms E-flat Sonata, Mvt. I

So what I'm asking you for are some other suggestions of things she can play. My main concerns are:

Length: Total amount of music shouldn't be anymore than 30 minutes
Key: Fiancee said (obviously) nothing in a minor key. :-)
Difficulty of Piano Part: I have a friend who has agreed to play and is quite good, but I don't want to make him have to practice a bunch to get this right. He is a band director and has plenty of other things to think about.

Have at it, and thanks in advance!

Jeff Young

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