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Wedding Music of Michael Reid Winikoff
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Here are some of the most common and easy-to-find instruments and instrumental combinations for wedding ceremonial use, and which you will find in my catalog of wedding music.  For example, the string quartet and brass quintet are two of the most widely encountered and available types of ensemble to hire for your ceremony. 

Another option is a single soloist such as a harpist, organist or pianist. Or a trumpet or violin soloist who plays with the organist or pianist found in most congregations.  In some cases, the solo instrument may also be part of a larger group, such as violin, viola or cello solo from a string quartet or trio, or a trumpeter from a brass quintet.  There are many possible combinations to taylor to the exact effect you are looking for in your wedding ceremony.

Click on a link for its audio sample.  Or follow the "All Selections" link for further links to each item's information page.  About Playbacks

Brass Quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba)
    Fanfare #1 - version
    Flourish #1 - version

Cello solo
    Eishet Chayil - instrumental version: cello option
    Solemn Betrothal - version for cello, violin or viola

Clarinet
    Eishet Chayil - instrumental version: clarinet option
    From the Old Country - solo instrument version: clarinet option
    Waltz of Days - solo instrument version, clarinet option

Flute
    Air Americana - version: flute option
    Bride's Ballade - harp & flute version
    Dodi Li - Processional
    Eishet Chayil - flute option
    FOUR GARDEN MOODS
        I.   "Exuberance"
        II.  "Contemplation"
        III. "Meditation"
        IV. "Euphoria"
    From the Old Country - instrumental solo version: flute option
    Psalm 117 - flute option
    Waltz of Days - instrumental solo version: flute option

Harp
    Bride's Ballade - Harp & flute version; Harp solo version
    Air Americana - piano part may be taken on Harp ad lib.
    Eishet Chayil - piano part may be taken on Harp ad lib.
    From the Old Country - piano part may be taken on Harp ad lib.
    I Betroth You - piano part may be taken on Harp ad lib.

Oboe
    Air in A - oboe option (both versions)
    Dodi Li - Processional (part of ensemble)
    Promenade in A - oboe option (both versions)
    Psalm 117 - oboe option

Organ (as accompaniment)
    Air in A - organ option
    Fanfare #1 - version: organ option
    Fanfare #2 - organ option
    Flourish #1 - version: organ option
    Promenade in A - keyboard version: organ option
    Psalm 23 - organ option
    Psalm 117 - organ option

Piano (as accompaniment)
    Air Americana - keyboard version
    Air in A - keyboard version, piano option
    Bride's Ballade - piano option
    Dodi Li - Processional (part of ensemble)
    Eishet Chayil - both versions
    FOUR GARDEN MOODS (see above)
    Fanfare #1 - keyboard version: piano option
    Fanfare #2 - piano option
    Flourish #1 - keyboard version: piano option
    From the Old Country - keyboard version
    I Betroth You
    Promenade in A - keyboard version, piano option
    Psalm 23 - piano option
    Psalm 117 - piano option
    Solemn Betrothal - both versions
    Waltz of Days - solo instrument version

String Quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
    Air Americana - version
    Air in A - version, with trumpet or oboe solo
    From the Old Country - version
    Promenade in A - version, with trumpet or oboe solo
    Waltz of Days - version
   
Trumpet(s) **(see also Brass Quintet above)
    Air in A - both versions: trumpet option
    Fanfare #1 (2 trumpets)
    Fanfare #2 (2 trumpets)
    Flourish #1 - version for solo trumpet & piano or organ
    How Glad I Was - vocal solo with optional trumpet part
    Promenade in A - both versions: trumpet option
    Psalm 117 - piccolo trumpet option
   

Violin solo
    Air Americana - solo instrument version, violin option
    Bride's Ballade - violin option
    Eishet Chayil - instrumental version: violin option
    From the Old Country - solo instrument version, violin option
    Solemn Betrothal - instrumental version: violin option
    Waltz of Days - solo instrument version: violin option

Viola solo
    From the Old Country - solo instrument version, viola option
    Solemn Betrothal - instrumental version, viola option

Vocal solo (high and low versions)
    See Vocal Solo List