Our Music
As a professional, classically trained quartet we do play classical music… but that’s not all! We have a huge selection of wedding music for you to choose from that includes not only all of the popular classical music for weddings that you’d expect, but also lots of pop and rock songs, jazz standards, soundtracks from films and musicals and traditional folk music.
Listed below are is the music we play the most at weddings. To make it easier for you to have a look through our list, we’ve split it up into different genres which you can jump to by clicking on the following links:
Classical music for weddings
Pop, rock and jazz music for weddings
Soundtracks from films and musicals for weddings
Traditional folk music for weddings
Hymns for weddings
Festive music for weddings and Christmas parties
If you have a favourite piece of music that we don’t have listed here – don’t worry – our Gold Wedding Ceremony Package and Platinum Wedding Music Package offer an arrangement service where we can arrange a song or piece of music of your choice especially for your day.
You can also click here to listen to Rhapsody String Quartet playing a selection of these tracks.
Classical music for weddings
| Composer | Name of Piece |
|---|---|
| Anderson | Plink, Plank, Plunk |
| Bach | Air on a G String |
| Bach | Double Violin Concerto |
| Bach | Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring† |
| Bach | Largo from Double Violin Concerto in D Minor |
| Bach | Sheep May Safely Graze |
| Bach | Wachet Auf |
| Bach/Gounod | Ave Maria† |
| Barber | Adagio from String Quartet, Op.11 (original version of Adagio for Strings) |
| Beethoven | Adagio Cantabile from Pathetique |
| Beethoven | Ode to Joy |
| Bellini | Casta Diva from Norma |
| Bizet | Habañera from Carmen |
| Charpentier | Prelude to a Te Deum |
| Chilcott | Irish Blessing† |
| Chopin | Grande Valse Brillante |
| Clarke | Trumpet Voluntary |
| Debussy | Clair de Lune |
| Delibes | Flower Duet from Lakme |
| Dvořák | Humoresque No. 7 |
| Elgar | Nimrod from Enigma Variations |
| Elgar | Salut d’amour |
| Fauré | Pavane† |
| Franck | Panis Angelicus† |
| Grieg | Morning from Peer Gynt |
| Grieg | Våren (Letzter Frühling) |
| Handel | Aria from Xerxes |
| Handel | Royal Fireworks Music (La Rejouissance, Minuet) |
| Handel | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba |
| Holst | Jupiter (Main Theme) from The Planets |
| Jenkins | Benedictus from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace† |
| Jenkins | Theme from Palladio |
| Lizst | Liebestraum |
| Massenet | Meditation from Thaïs |
| Mendelssohn | Wedding March from the music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Mouret | Rondeau |
| Mozart | Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja from The Magic Flute |
| Mozart | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
| Mozart | Là ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni |
| Mozart | Voi, Che Sapete from The Marriage of Figaro |
| Pachelbel | Canon in D |
| Paganini | Cantabile |
| Parry | Jerusalem† |
| Ponchielli | Dance of the Hours |
| Purcell | Rondeau from Abdelazer |
| Purcell | Trumpet Tune |
| Rutter | For The Beauty Of The Earth† |
| Saint-Saëns | The Swan from Carnival of the Animals |
| Schubert | Ave Maria† |
| Schumann | Träumeri |
| Shostakovich | Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2 |
| Svensden | Romance |
| Tchaikovsky | Sleeping Beauty – The Rose Adagio |
| Tchaikovsky | Sleeping Beauty – Waltz |
| Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake – Dance of the Cygnets |
| Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake – Waltz |
| Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker – Dance of the Mirlitons |
| Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy |
| Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker – Waltz of the Flowers |
| Ungar | Ashokan Farewell |
| Verdi | La donna é mobile from Rigoletto |
| Vivaldi | The Four Seasons – Allegro from Spring |
| Vivaldi | The Four Seasons – Largo from Winter |
| Wagner | Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin |
| Walton | Touch Her Soft Lips Then Part from Henry V |
| Warlock | Pieds-en-l’air from Capriol Suite |
The pieces above which are marked with a † are considered to have religious connotations and therefore are not allowed to be performed as part of a civil wedding ceremony.
Pop, rock and jazz music for weddings
| Name of song | Made famous by |
|---|---|
| A Thousand Years | Christina Perri |
| All You Need Is Love | The Beatles |
| At Last | Etta James |
| Back in Black | AC/DC |
| Beautiful Day | U2 |
| Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve |
| Blackbird | The Beatles |
| Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
| Can't Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley |
| Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol |
| Come As You Are | Nirvana |
| Crazy | Michael Bublé |
| Cry Me A River | Michael Bublé version |
| Digital Love | Daft Punk |
| Don't Stop Believin | Journey |
| Endless Love | Lionel Ritchie/Diana Ross |
| Eternal Flame | The Bangles |
| Everlong | Foo Fighters |
| Everything | Michael Bublé |
| God Only Knows | The Beach Boys |
| Hallelujah | Jeff Buckley |
| Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You) | Van Morrison |
| Here Come The Girls | Ernie K. Doe |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Jimmy Cliff |
| Just The Way You Are | Bruno Mars |
| Karma Police | Radiohead |
| Learn To Fly | Foo Fighters |
| Let It Be | The Beatles |
| Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love | Ella Fitzgerald |
| Mack The Knife | Bobby Darin |
| Magic Moments | Perry Como |
| Make You Feel My Love | Adele |
| Never Tear Us Apart | INXS |
| Nightswimming | R.E.M. |
| One Day Like This | Elbow |
| Over The Rainbow | Eva Cassidy |
| Perfect Day | Lou Reed |
| She's Always A Woman | Billy Joel/Fyfe Dangerfield |
| She’s The One | Robbie Williams |
| Shiny Happy People | R.E.M. |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Stevie Wonder |
| Somethin’ Stupid | Frank and Nancy Sinatra |
| Songbird | Eva Cassidy |
| Stand By Me | Ben E. King |
| Sweet Child O' Mine | Guns N' Roses |
| The Luckiest | Ben Folds |
| The Masterplan | Oasis |
| Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers |
| Whatever | Oasis |
| When You Say Nothing At All | Ronan Keating |
| You Raise Me Up | Josh Groban |
| You’re Still The One | Shania Twain |
| You’re The First, The Last, My Everything | Barry White |
| Your Song | Elton John |
Soundtracks from films and musicals for weddings
| Taken from musical/film | Name of song/theme |
|---|---|
| 007 – Diamonds Are Forever | Diamonds Are Forever |
| 007 – The Spy Who Loved Me | Nobody Does It Better |
| Armageddon | I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing |
| Aspects of Love | Love Changes Everything |
| Battlestar Gallactica | Passacaglia |
| Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and the Beast (Tale As Old As Time) |
| Beauty and the Beast | Something There |
| Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet | Love Theme/Kissing You |
| Braveheart | End Title |
| Braveheart | For The Love Of A Princess |
| Braveheart | The Secret Wedding |
| Breakfast at Tiffany’s | Moon River |
| Carousel | You’ll Never Walk Alone |
| Father Ted | Songs of Love/Main Theme |
| Fawlty Towers | Theme |
| Forrest Gump | Feather Theme |
| Game of Thrones | Main Theme |
| Gladiator | Now We Are Free |
| Jurassic Park | Main Theme |
| Last of the Mohicans | The Kiss/The Gael |
| Les Misérables | Les Misérable Selection |
| Lord of the Rings | Concerning Hobbits |
| Love Actually | Portugese Love Theme |
| Moulin Rouge | El Tango De Rozanne |
| My Fair Lady | Ascot Gavotte |
| My Fair Lady | Embassy Waltz |
| My Fair Lady | I Could Have Danced All Night |
| My Fair Lady | Wouldn’t It Be Loverly |
| Phantom of the Opera | All I Ask Of You |
| Pulp Fiction | You Never Can Tell |
| Robin Hood; Prince of Thieves | Everything I Do, I Do It For You |
| Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) | Love Theme |
| Singin' in the Rain | Singin' in the Rain |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Deep Space Nine, Main Theme |
| Star Wars | Throne Room Theme |
| The Deer Hunter | Cavatina |
| The Godfather | Love Theme |
| The Godfather | The Godfather Waltz |
| The Lion King | Can You Feel The Love Tonight |
| The Little Mermaid | Kiss The Girl |
| The Mission | Gabriel's Oboe |
| The Sound of Music | Edelweiss |
| The Sound of Music | Wedding Processional |
| Titanic | My Heart Will Go On |
| Toy Story | You've Got A Friend In Me |
| Up (Disney Pixar) | Married Life |
| Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Pure Imagination |
Traditional folk music for weddings
A Man’s A Man For A’ That
Ae Fond Kiss
Amazing Grace
Bovaglie’s Plaid
Flow Gently Sweet Afton
Highland Cathedral
John Anderson
Loch Lomond
Londonderry Air
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
Neil Gow’s Lament
Rowan Tree
Skye Boat Song
Ye Banks And Braes
Hymns for weddings
A New Commandment
All That I Am
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Things Bright and Beautiful, Royal Oak)
Amazing Grace
Be Still for the Presence of the Lord
Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
Bind Us Together Lord
Blaenwern
Colours of Day
Doxology
Fill My House (All I Own)
For The Beauty Of The Earth (Lucerna Laudoniae)
Give Me Joy In My Heart
Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
Here Is Love, Vast As The Ocean
Highland Cathedral
I Believe My Heart
I, The Lord of Sea and Sky
I Vow To Thee, My Country
I Watch The Sunrise
Jerusalem
Jesus Loves Me
Let There Be Love
Lord of the Dance
Majesty
Make Me A Channel of Your Peace
Morning Has Broken
My Soul Is Filled With Joy
Nearer My God To Thee
O Perfect Love
On Eagle’s Wings
One More Step Along The World I Go
Praise, My Soul
Seek Ye First
Shine Jesus Shine
Sing to God New Songs of Worship
The Love I Have For You
Will You Come and Follow Me
Will Your Anchor Hold
Festive music for weddings and Christmas parties
| Name of Christmas carol/seasonal song | Composer/Origin |
|---|---|
| A Maiden Most Gentle | Carter |
| A Virgin Most Pure | Traditional English |
| Angels, from the Realms of Glory | Traditional French |
| As With Gladness | Kocher |
| Away In A Manger | Kirkpatrick |
| Blue Danube Waltz | Strauss |
| Cantique de Noel | Adam |
| Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire | Torme/Wells |
| Deck The Hall | Traditional Welsh |
| Ding Dong Merrily On High | Traditional French |
| Frosty The Snowman | Nelson/Rollins |
| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen | Traditional English |
| Good Christian Men Rejoice | Traditional German |
| Good King Wenceslas | Traditional |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Mendelssohn |
| Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas | Martin/Blane |
| I Saw Three Ships | Traditional English |
| In The Bleak Mid Winter | Holst |
| Infant Holy | Traditional Polish |
| It Came Upon The Midnight Clear | Traditional English |
| Jingle Bells | Pierpont |
| Joy To The World | Handel |
| Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | Cahn/Styne |
| Love Came Down At Christmas | Traditional Irish (Garton) |
| O Come, All Ye Faithful | Wade |
| O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Traditional English |
| Once In Royal David’s City | Gauntlett |
| Past Three O’Clock | Traditional English |
| Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | Marks |
| Sans Day Carol | Traditional English |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Coot |
| See Amid The Winters Snow | Goss |
| Sleigh Ride | Anderson |
| Stille Nacht (Silent Night) | Gruber |
| Sussex Carol | Traditional English |
| The Coventry Carol | Traditional English |
| The First Nowell | Traditional English |
| The Holly And The Ivy | Traditional English |
| The Twelve Days Of Christmas | Traditional English |
| Unto Us Is Born A Son | Traditional |
| We Three Kings | Hopkins |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Traditional English |
| While Shepherds Watched | Psalter |
| White Christmas | Berlin |
| Winter Wonderland | Bernard |