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Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" is a well-known piece of incidental music composed in 1843 to accompany Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. While Mendelssohn first captured the play's atmosphere in an overture in 1827, he later created 14 additional pieces for a royal production, including the "Wedding March" for the play's concluding weddings.1

A march is a musical form with a steady beat, originally designed for military marching. However, many later marches, like Mendelssohn's "Wedding March," are often performed for non-military occasions. The "Wedding March" has become a popular choice for modern wedding ceremonies. A wedding march, in general, is a slow-tempo piece played during a bridal procession.213

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