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Sunrise
I've just had a phone call asking me to play at an outdoor wedding in August! Now the last one was fine, so I'm hoping to build on that success. But I really need help with pieces. It is bound to be unaccompanied as there are no power points for anything....

Any good ideas? The only other wedding I've played it was pachabel's canon on the way in, which worked fine. But they are going to email me and I'd like a couple of ideas to give them.

I was wondering if there were any slower folk tunes that might go down well (and I would be far more confident playing them too.

Answers on a postcard please.... laugh.gif
fsharpminor
Would the Meditation from Thais (Massanet) work as solo violin ?
viola-mad
How about the Ashokan Farewell? It's gorgeous. And not too hard either.
Sunrise
QUOTE(viola-mad @ May 9 2012, 01:39 PM) *

How about the Ashokan Farewell? It's gorgeous. And not too hard either.

That's the kind of thing I was thinking, I know that quite well and I'm a different person playing that kind of thing.

Meditation - possibly, although I'd prefer to err on the easy side to be comfortable nerves wise.

Great suggestions.... tongue.gif
ViolinClarinetQueen
Ave Maria, Amazing grace? They might be a little short though sad.gif
Sunrise
Well she's come to me, asking for:

- MY ENTRANCE - Butterfly Waltz (Bella?s Wedding Processional) VIOLIN SOLO
- SIGNING - Father of the Bride Wedding March VIOLIN SOLO
- EXITING / LEAVING - From this Moment (Shania Twain) VIOLIN SOLO

I am hoping the wedding march isn't the usual wedding march....I haven't had time to listen yet!!

Hopefully all do-able....just need to find the music

Thanks for the suggestions!!
Halka
QUOTE(Sunrise @ May 9 2012, 05:27 PM) *

Well she's come to me, asking for:

- MY ENTRANCE - Butterfly Waltz (Bella?s Wedding Processional) VIOLIN SOLO
- SIGNING - Father of the Bride Wedding March VIOLIN SOLO
- EXITING / LEAVING - From this Moment (Shania Twain) VIOLIN SOLO

I am hoping the wedding march isn't the usual wedding march....I haven't had time to listen yet!!



If she has the Steve Martin film in mind, then it sounds like the usual to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onunI7e5DpE
Sunrise
QUOTE(Halka @ May 9 2012, 05:04 PM) *

QUOTE(Sunrise @ May 9 2012, 05:27 PM) *

Well she's come to me, asking for:

- MY ENTRANCE - Butterfly Waltz (Bella?s Wedding Processional) VIOLIN SOLO
- SIGNING - Father of the Bride Wedding March VIOLIN SOLO
- EXITING / LEAVING - From this Moment (Shania Twain) VIOLIN SOLO

I am hoping the wedding march isn't the usual wedding march....I haven't had time to listen yet!!



If she has the Steve Martin film in mind, then it sounds like the usual to me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onunI7e5DpE

Ugh, I think I'm going to try to talk her out of that one then!! I'm not a fan anyway, and on unaccompanied violin I think it would be lousy - and why on earth would it be during the signing???? ill.gif
Hubicka
They should hire you a pianist laugh.gif
Sunrise
QUOTE(Hubicka @ May 9 2012, 05:42 PM) *

They should hire you a pianist laugh.gif

LOL it's a bit tricky...in the botanical gardens, no power points and many, many steps laugh.gif
miffy
Salut D'Amour?
Chanson de Matin?
Both work fine unaccompanied.

Doesn't the bride usually enter to the Wedding March?
sbhoa
QUOTE(Sunrise @ May 9 2012, 08:06 PM) *

QUOTE(Hubicka @ May 9 2012, 05:42 PM) *

They should hire you a pianist laugh.gif

LOL it's a bit tricky...in the botanical gardens, no power points and many, many steps laugh.gif

I've never heard of an electric pianist before... tongue.gif
Sunrise
QUOTE(miffy @ May 9 2012, 07:58 PM) *

Salut D'Amour?
Chanson de Matin?
Both work fine unaccompanied.

Doesn't the bride usually enter to the Wedding March?

Salut D'Amour is a possibility...I know that well.

QUOTE(sbhoa @ May 9 2012, 07:59 PM) *

QUOTE(Sunrise @ May 9 2012, 08:06 PM) *

QUOTE(Hubicka @ May 9 2012, 05:42 PM) *

They should hire you a pianist laugh.gif

LOL it's a bit tricky...in the botanical gardens, no power points and many, many steps laugh.gif

I've never heard of an electric pianist before... tongue.gif

Bwahahaha
mcm
I think the Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana would work quite well on solo violin - just don't tell them the plot !! rolleyes.gif .

Mackenzie's exquisite Benedictus also sounds good on solo violin.

I realise that you have already been given some specific requests, but am just adding these for future reference. In any case it would be wise to have some extra music up your sleeve just in case.
SaxLad
Perhaps if powers a problem consider one of these?

www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_180794_langId_-1_categoryId_255204

It a bit pricey to buy but I believe you can hire them as well.
sbhoa
Do they have Halfords in Gibraltar?
Sunrise
No we don't (but wish we did!!)!

I was fine unaccompanied last time - its just finding arrangements that sound good.

I'm really looking forward to the Shania Twain as I have done some country and folk with a band so for me, that's kind of what I do best....

I'm going to give the Wedding March a go today before I write it off officially, as I'm technically in a different place since I last played it with a quartet about 3 years ago.
SaxLad
QUOTE(Sunrise @ May 10 2012, 05:57 AM) *

No we don't (but wish we did!!)!

I was fine unaccompanied last time - its just finding arrangements that sound good.

I'm really looking forward to the Shania Twain as I have done some country and folk with a band so for me, that's kind of what I do best....

I'm going to give the Wedding March a go today before I write it off officially, as I'm technically in a different place since I last played it with a quartet about 3 years ago.


Oops. Sorry :/
Sunrise
QUOTE(rosfrog @ May 10 2012, 08:41 AM) *

On the classical side, I second the suggestion for Salut d'Amour and Chanson de matin.

On the folky side, I think you'd want to keep away from true slow airs - they're beautiful but somewhat depressing (!) and because they aren't metered, they can be strange to listen to if you're not used to them. What about transcribing some folk songs and making them into tunes? She moved through the fair would be nice, as would skibbereen and Erin gra mo chroi.

You could also play a slow strathspey (captain campbell is fairly easy) or take some of the prettier jigs and reels and slow them right down - crabs in the skillet would work nicely for a jig and you could check out the farewell to midtown for a nice reel that works slowly (both in g minor).

Another possibility would be some airs (rather than slow airs) - the scottish fiddle music is by far the richest here - things like Calum sgaire or Neil Gow's lament for the death of his second wife (tell people it's called the fairy bluebell and they all lived happily ever after best wedding ever song if they ask wink.gif ) - I'd also suggest the nameless lassie, hector the hero and will ye no come back again. All beautiful.

Hope it goes well! smile.gif

Thanks, Rosfrog! I'm going to tentatively suggest replacing the wedding march with something else, and float the idea of something folky and see how it goes down.
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