In case you missed it, yours portly is getting married.  Yesterday, I decided to sit down and figure out music for the ceremony (pending Dr. Fiancée’s approval, of course) so that our pianist—the incomparable Robert Mason Sandifer—can get to practicing.

I’m not selecting anything controversial or daring for the processional or recessional.  I’ve asked Mason to have fun with the prelude music and to play some of his original compositions, but for the ceremony itself, it’s straight-up Baroque classics.

I’m drawn to trumpet-based pieces, which I think will translate well to the piano.  For the processional/Dr. Fiancée’s entrance, I’m thinking of going with Jean-Joseph Mouret’s classic Rondeau, which listeners will recognize from Masterpiece Theatre.

Here’s a piano arrangement as performed by the YouTuber Piano Mountain, who is based out of the mountains of North Carolina:

Here’s a more traditional version, featuring trumpet and organ (you’ll have to click through to view it on YouTube directly):

For the recessional, I’m going with the Jeremiah Clarke classic Trumpet Voluntary (also known as The Prince of Denmark’s March, which I love):

Again, here’s a more traditional version:

What do you think, dear readers?  Will Baroque splendor and opulence be the name of the game at my approaching nuptials?  Or should I go for something more experimental, like German Expressionism?

Happy Listening!

—TPP