The "Bridal Chorus" ("Treulich geführt" in German),
from the 1850 opera Lohengrin, by German composer
Richard Wagner, is a march played for the bride's
entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western
world. In English-speaking countries it is generally
known as "Here Comes the Bride" or "Wedding March,"
though, actually, "wedding march" refers to any piece
in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the
bride, notably Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." The
piece was made popul...(+)
The "Bridal Chorus" ("Treulich geführt" in German),
from the 1850 opera Lohengrin, by German composer
Richard Wagner, is a march played for the bride's
entrance at many formal weddings throughout the Western
world. In English-speaking countries it is generally
known as "Here Comes the Bride" or "Wedding March,"
though, actually, "wedding march" refers to any piece
in march tempo accompanying the entrance or exit of the
bride, notably Felix Mendelssohn's "Wedding March." The
piece was made popular when it was used as the
processional at the wedding of Victoria the Princess
Royal to Prince Frederick William of Prussia in
1858.
The chorus is sung in Lohengrin by the women of the
wedding party after the ceremony, as they accompany the
heroine Elsa to the bridal chamber. (Wikipedia)
