Wedding March
About this arrangement
Mendelssohn wrote the march in 1842 as part of his music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It became a wedding tradition after Victoria, the Princess Royal, chose it for her marriage to Prince Frederick William of Prussia on 25 January 1858.
The opening is a fanfare on repeated notes in triplets: keep them crisp and even. The chords that follow are wide, so practise moving between chord shapes before worrying about tempo. In the softer passages, let the melody on top lead.
Start with short loops.
Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.
Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Before you practice.
01 When did the Wedding March become a wedding tradition?
After Victoria, the Princess Royal, chose it for her wedding in 1858.
02 Is the Wedding March hard on piano?
It is intermediate: the notes are not fast, but the chords are full and wide.
03 What key is the Wedding March in?
C major.
