Bridal Chorus

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The "Bridal Chorus" is a famous wedding march from Richard Wagner’s opera *Lohengrin*, widely known for its traditional use as a processional at wedding ceremonies.

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Surface form Occurrences
Pilgrims’ Chorus 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
wedding march
alsoKnownAs Here Comes the Bride NERFINISHED
Wedding March from Lohengrin NERFINISHED
associatedEmotion solemn joy
associatedEvent marriage ceremony
basedOnTextBy Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
commonlyPerformedOn piano
pipe organ
string ensembles
composer Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
conductorAtPremiere Franz Liszt NERFINISHED
copyrightStatusInUS public domain
countryOfOrigin Germany
culture Western classical music
firstPerformanceDate 1850
firstPerformancePlace Weimar NERFINISHED
genre romantic opera music
hasForm processional song
hasRecording numerous commercial recordings
hasTheme celebration of marriage
includedInRepertoireOf church choirs
wedding organists
influenced tradition of using classical marches at weddings
inOperaCharacterContext associated with Lohengrin
sung for Elsa of Brabant
key B-flat major
language German
lyricsOpeningWords Treulich geführt ziehet dahin
movementNumber Act III
notableIn Western wedding traditions
operaComposer Richard Wagner NERFINISHED
operaLanguage German
operaPremiereYear 1850
originalInstrumentation orchestra
originalTitle Treulich geführt NERFINISHED
partOf Lohengrin NERFINISHED
period Romantic era NERFINISHED
popularizedIn late 19th century
publisherOfEarlyEditions Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
sectionOfOpera wedding scene of Elsa and Lohengrin
tempoMarking Moderato
timeSignature 4/4
typicalUse bridal entrance
wedding processional
usedAs processional music in Christian wedding liturgies
vocalForces mixed chorus
solo voices

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Lohengrin notableExcerpt Bridal Chorus
Tannhäuser notableNumber Bridal Chorus
this entity surface form: Pilgrims’ Chorus