Wagner Wedding March

The Wedding March is a piece taken from a Wagner opera, and musicologist Maurice Zam, in the sixties, was a severe criticism of the way this is executed.

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He said that both have been marred the wedding march from Lohengrin, the author could hardly recognize it now. Wagner said he had to be performed “Andante con moto”, ie, slightly faster than walking, and thus should be a satisfying and rhythmic journey to the altar. But today, the wedding march runs so slowly that in order to be in balance, walking down the nave of the church, one must be a specialist.

Maurice Zam, he added that with this current pace, the Wedding March is more apt to follow the steps in the criminal when he was taken to the place where they pay their crimes, turning the piece of Lohengrin in top gear the whole grim story of civilization.

Wagner gave indications were “siegreicher Mut”, which means Brave Spirit, and “Schreiter Voran,” which means go!

The musicologist M. Zam, said concluding: “The bravery of spirit sums up the mood and pace that should inspire those who marry”

“And that way you can do about it?

Maurice Z. said it would be necessary to reform all future organists and musicians, so they can perform the wedding march “andante con moto”, ie, as if to accelerate the part of the ceremony, so you can move quickly to what matter, the happy honeymoon.