One of the most famous music tracks in the world is’Wedding“, Composed by the talented German, Felix Mendelson. This music suite was supposed to be the music-symbol of weddings, primarily in the West. But that was not the reason for her composition.
The “Wedding Diocese” was written by Mendelsseon 16 years earlier for a production of Dream of a summer night of William Shakespeare. The first known case that this piece was used at wedding was when Dorothy Curry married Tom Daniel at St. Peter’s Church in Tiberton, Devon in England on June 2, 1847. However, it was not popular then, but 11 years later, in the January 25, 1858, when Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, married Frederico William II of Prussia in the royal chapel in the palace of St. James.
This wedding ceremony would change many habits followed by then. It is considered, for example, that it was where the full choral procession started from the entrance of the church to the altar and Music accompaniment as the bride walks in the hallway of the temple. Until then, the usual was to have music only at the reception that followed.
According to Elizabeth Hafkin Plek, Princess Victoria, as an opera, loved Mendelsseon. The latter, after all, had developed close relationships with England, where he had emerged as a composer. In addition, he had already met his first visit to the country in 1829, Queen Victoria and her husband Albert, who as a homosexual German He had a special relationship with the young composer. So the princess chose this particular musical track to “accompany” her to her wedding – a choice of fit for the occasion, as she was getting married to a prince.
The second musical track chosen was’Here comes the bride“, Which had initially been the” bridal choir “by opera Lenngrin Richard’s Wagnerwhich was presented in 1850. Specifically, Wagner’s “Bridal Choir” was played as the princess was moving to the altar, while Mendelsso’s “Wedding” was played as the newlywed couple was moving away from him, greeting the crowd. .
This choice was to be a role model for weddings to this day. In many western countries, this piece is often combined with the “bridal choir” – just as Princess Victoria did – or Jeremia Clark’s “Prince of Denmark’s March”, which are often played for the bride’s entrance.
It has been argued that Princess Victoria followed in her mother’s footsteps. Just like Queen Victoria, with the choice of white bridal dress in her own wedding began a “tradition”, so did the princess, with her own began another.
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