Here Comes the Bride

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"Here Comes the Bride" is the popular English title of the traditional wedding march derived from Richard Wagner’s "Bridal Chorus" in the opera Lohengrin, commonly played as a processional at wedding ceremonies.

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Here Comes the Bride canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical piece ⓘ
processional music ⓘ
wedding march ⓘ
alternateName Wedding March from Lohengrin ⓘ
linked to: Bridal Chorus
associatedEmotion celebration ⓘ
romance ⓘ
solemnity ⓘ
associatedWith Christian wedding ceremonies ⓘ
Western wedding traditions ⓘ
basedOn Bridal Chorus ⓘ
commonInstrumentation organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
string ensemble ⓘ
composer Richard Wagner ⓘ
culturalImpact one of the most recognizable wedding melodies in Western culture ⓘ
culturalRole symbol of bridal entrance ⓘ
derivation derived from Richard Wagner’s Bridal Chorus ⓘ
distinctFrom Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext opera Lohengrin ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
romantic-era music ⓘ
hasLyrics yes ⓘ
key commonly performed in B-flat major ⓘ
often transposed to other keys for singers or instruments ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricLanguage English ⓘ
lyricSource adapted from Bridal Chorus text or newly written English text ⓘ
mediaUsage frequently used in advertisements referencing marriage ⓘ
frequently used in films depicting weddings ⓘ
frequently used in television shows depicting weddings ⓘ
musicalForm choral march ⓘ
notableFeature memorable rising melodic opening interval ⓘ
strong, steady march rhythm ⓘ
originalFunction chorus in an opera scene ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
originalTitle Treulich geführt ⓘ
originalWorkComposer Richard Wagner ⓘ
partOf Lohengrin ⓘ
performanceSetting church weddings ⓘ
civil wedding ceremonies ⓘ
period Romantic period ⓘ
popularizedIn 19th century ⓘ
tempo moderate march ⓘ
titleType popular English title ⓘ
typicalEvent wedding ceremony ⓘ
use music for bridal entrance ⓘ
wedding processional ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lohengrin → BridalChorusAlsoKnownAs → Here Comes the Bride ⓘ
Treulich geführt → titleInEnglish → Here Comes the Bride ⓘ
Bridal Chorus → alsoKnownAs → Here Comes the Bride ⓘ