{"id":1533,"date":"2018-03-28T18:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2018-03-11T18:25:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T18:25:36","slug":"controversial-wedding-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/controversial-wedding-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Wedding Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

When planning your wedding<\/a>, the choices that you can make for each part of the day are immeasurable. There are simply so many options that it\u2019s not even possible for every wedding planner to run through them all. One area that doesn\u2019t seem to be quite so unique is the wedding ceremony music; many opt for a traditional theme that they have heard before like Mendelssohn’s Wedding March or Pachelbel\u2019s Canon in D. That being said, some of the pieces are a tad controversial. Here\u2019s why!<\/span><\/p>\n

Wagner\u2019s Bridal Chorus<\/span><\/p>\n

Richard Wagner\u2019s Bridal Chorus is perhaps the most well-known music chosen by couples on their wedding day. Known by many as \u2018Here Comes the Bride\u2019, we are pretty certain that you\u2019ll have heard the piece before, even if not at a wedding. Why is it controversial? The music was composed as part of Wagner\u2019s opera, Lohengrin and lovers of the operatic music scene may very well be aware of where the piece featured. Although it was used during a wedding scene, the marriage itself was short-lived. Not the omen you\u2019d like on your wedding day! Richard Wagner was also notoriously anti-Semitic, which is another reason you may wish to avoid picking the Bridal Chorus for your wedding ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mendelssohn\u2019s Wedding March<\/span><\/p>\n

Although hugely popular, Mendelssohn\u2019s most famous work has proved to be controversial to its literary origins. Mendelssohn was commissioned by Prussian monarch Friedrich Wilhelm IV to compose a number of pieces to accompany various pieces of literature in order to revive a lagging genre in society at the time. In 1843, Mendelssohn was tasked with writing music for Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream and this is where the Wedding March comes from. Why controversial? That particular play features a lot of pagan mythology including magic, fairies and fantasy, of which many in Roman Catholicism are uncomfortable. Is it therefore inappropriate for a Christian wedding ceremony? We don\u2019t have the answer but it\u2019s always best to check.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schubert\u2019s Ave Maria<\/p>\n

Another tune that is popular during the wedding ceremony or as a prelude to the bride\u2019s arrival, Ave Maria is a beautiful piece of music that was originally composed by Schubert for Sir Walter Scott\u2019s Lady of the Lake in 1810. The plot of the story focuses on King James V banishing the Douglas clan to a castle on Loch Katrine and one of the group\u2019s number is Ellen, a daughter who has to live with her exiled father. The initial lyrics have changed over the years to convey a more matrimonial tone, but some fear the lyrics don\u2019t quite go far enough. Some hear them and feel the song is a beautiful hymn to a loving mother while others believe the words to convey the desperate cries of an exiled bride.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter which wedding music you opt for on your big day, we advise a couple to choose whatever makes them most happy. Still, it\u2019s interesting to know the provenance of the tunes you might hear!<\/p>\n

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