Wedding March (Mendelssohn)

Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" in C major, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music (Op.

It is frequently teamed with the "Bridal Chorus" from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin,[1] or with Jeremiah Clarke's "Prince of Denmark's March",[2] both of which are often played for the entry of the bride.

However, it did not become popular at weddings until it was selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal for her marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia on 25 January 1858.

An organ on which Mendelssohn gave recitals of the "Wedding March", among other works, is housed in St Ann's Church, Tottenham.

[4] Based on Liszt's transcription, Vladimir Horowitz then transcribed the "Wedding March" into a virtuoso showpiece for piano and played it as an encore at his concerts.