The "Bridal Chorus" from the opera Lohengrin, by German composer Richard Wagner, is the standard march played for the bride's entrance at most formal weddings in the United States and at many weddings throughout the Western world. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Lohengrin is a romantic Opera (or music drama in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings In English-speaking countries it is generally known as "Here Comes the Bride" or "Wedding March" (though actually "wedding march" refers to any piece in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the bride, notably Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March"). A wedding march is a piece of music played during a Wedding, usually during the entrance of the bride ( Processional or the departure of the married couple Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer Felix Mendelssohn 's " Wedding March " is one of the best known of the pieces that he wrote as incidental music for Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer
Its usual placement at the beginning of a wedding ceremony is not entirely in accordance with its placement in the opera. In the opera, the chorus is sung after the ceremony by the women of the wedding party, as they accompany the heroine Elsa to the bridal chamber. In addition, the marriage between Elsa and Lohengrin is an almost immediate failure.
The "Bridal Chorus" is seldom played at Jewish weddings due to its non-Jewish origin, Wagner's reputation as an anti-semite, and the Nazis' use of his music. Betrothal ( shiddukhin) In Jewish law (halakha Betrothal (shiddukhin or Engagement is defined as the mutual promise between Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility [1] It is also opposed by many pastors of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod because of pre-First World War Lutheran opposition to the theater and to the pagan elements of Wagner's operas. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS founded in 1847 in Missouri, is the eighth largest Protestant denomination in the United States and the second-largest World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All [2] The Roman Catholic Church generally does not use the Bridal Chorus; one guideline states that the chorus is a secular piece of music, that is not a processional to the altar in the opera, and especially that its many uses in film and television associate it with sentimentality rather than worship. [3]
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Although at most weddings the chorus is usually played without vocal singing (usually on an organ, if there is any), in Lohengrin the wedding party sings these words at the beginning of Act Three:
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Eight women then sing a blessing to a separate melody. Eventually, the chorus returns with these words, gradually proceeding offstage:
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References
- ^ Rabbi Stephen C. Lerner. Marriage. The Center for Conversion to Judaism. Retrieved on April 6, 2008.
- ^ The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. Wedding March. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. Retrieved on November 18, 2007.
- ^ Diocese of San Diego Office of Liturgy and Spirituality (2000). Guidelines for Wedding Music (. pdf). Diocese of San Diego. Retrieved on November 18, 2007.
External links
- String Quartet Sound Clip of Bridal Chorus in Real Media Format
- Easybyte - free easy piano arrangement of "Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin" plus midi sound file.
- Opernführer - Synopsis, libretto, and highlights for Wagner operas.
Audio clips
- Performed by Michael Austin.
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