Wedding Songs

Beautiful Harp Music For Wedding

Looking for romantic instrumental music for your big event? What about playing wedding harp music? Harp is an instrument that can really add a touch of elegance to a wedding. Harp music doesn’t stop to classical music. It is a versatile instrument being capable of playing various musical styles from classical to jazz and many others.




What makes harp great for a wedding celebration is that it is a solo instrument. Since it plays more than just a melody line, it doesn’t need to be accompanied by another instrument in order to give a full sound. A harp makes a wonderful sound in combination with a flute, violin, or piano, but it’s just not necessary. Harp music is similar to piano music, the printed wedding harp music having a treble and bass clef like piano music. But harp music isn’t exactly the same. The fingering makes a great difference. A harpist only uses 8 fingers, while a piano player uses all 10 fingers; therefore, the music arrangements for the two instruments are different.

If you have more musicians involved in your wedding, the costs they charge will be higher. If you choose to play harp music for your wedding, the fact harp is a solo instrument may save you some money. If you take the decision to hire a harpist, make sure to talk to him about any specific songs you may want him to play in order to see his opinion.

As I said above, harps are versatile instruments and harp arrangements are available for tons of songs, so usually there shouldn’t be any problem. But, just in case! I say that because even if rarely, a harp arrangement for a particular song may not be available and then the harpist has to create it.

This could be an extra charge, depending on its difficulty. So you may want to discuss this first, especially if you have a low budget at your disposal. Another option, more cheaply, would be to play some harp music available on CDs.

For this, you may listen some Bronn Journey wonderful harp music available on a special CD with songs that have some beautiful orchestrations accompanying the harp. Other good CDs to consider are the following ones which are not just meant for weddings, being any-time music. This is what makes them particularly useful.

O perfect Love & Other Wedding Songs is a CD featuring 26 wonderful harp sounds by Nancy Enslin. Check the entire album, listen to every song and decide.

Wedding Magic is another great harp music arrangement, containing 19 songs which are a mix of classical and contemporary sounds.

The third option is Echoes of Love. This CD features nice harp music sung by two harp playing sisters. Even if this one is not strictly a wedding CD, it contains 10 wonderful songs which are suitable for a wedding reception and ceremony. This is not a solo harp compilation. In the arrangements on this CD the harp is accompanied by other instrumentals.

Check these suggestions and find the best choice.

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