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Some ideas of musics for a funeral
By: Elaine Searle
Below it is listed some ideas for music that may reflect the spirit of the deceased one, or express the feelings of the bereaved. There is no need to be constrained to use solemn music. If the deceased loved a certain song, it is possible to play it during, or for the ending, of the service
Ideas for Music for a Funeral, Celebration of a Life, or Memorial Service.
Music before the service
- Canon - Pachelbel
- Four Seasons - Vivaldi
- Fur Elise - Beethoven
- Ode to Joy - Beethoven
- Memories - from Cats
- Let it Be - The Beatles
- The Rose - Bette Midler
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
- Adagio in G minor - Albinoni
- Prelude No. 1 - Villa-Lobos
- Nocturne in E flat - Chopin
- Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
- Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
- Intermezzo from Cavaleria Rusticana - Mascagni
- Smile - many versions
Music for reflection
- Shepherd Moons - Enya
- You Raise me Up - Josh Groban
- Claire de Lune - Debussy
- All I have to Do is Dream - Everley Brothers
- Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
- Bridge Over Troubles Water - Simon & Garfunkel
- Candle in the Wind - Elton John
- To Where you Are - Josh Groban
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (hymn)
- Pathetique Sonata 2nd Movement - Beethoven
- Moonlight Sonata 1st Movement - Beethoven
- Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
- The Swan from Carnival of the Animals - Saint-Saëns
- Pavanne - Faure
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & the Pacemakers
- Annie's Song - John Denver
- Amazing Grace - choir or bagpipe
Music as the service ends
- Time to Say Goodbye / Con Te Partiro - Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
- Always look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python
- Amazing Grace - solo bagpipe or instrumental
- Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
- Fly - Celine Dion
- Wind Beneath my Wings - Bette Midler
- My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- A Kiss to Build a Dream on - Louis Armstrong
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
- On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry & the Pacemakers
- Imagine - John Lennon
- Good Night Sweetheart - Guy Lombardo
- I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby
- Bright eyes - Simon & Garfunkel
- You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
- Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
- I've Had The Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley
- Grieg's "Morning"
- Toccata - Vidor
- We'll Keep a Welcome - Katherine Jenkins
Some ideas for music by genre
Classical:
Agnus Dei, Choral Evensong for Ascension Day, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, I Know My Redeemer Liveth, Pie Jesu, Requiem, Johann Sebastian Bach's organ pieces, The Lord's Prayer, The Twenty-Third Psalm, When I'm Laid in Earth, St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven Symphony No, 7
Agnus Dei, Choral Evensong for Ascension Day, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, I Know My Redeemer Liveth, Pie Jesu, Requiem, Johann Sebastian Bach's organ pieces, The Lord's Prayer, The Twenty-Third Psalm, When I'm Laid in Earth, St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven Symphony No, 7
Traditional Folk Songs:
Amazing Grace, Flowers of the Forest, Greensleeves, Scotland the Brave, Simple Gifts
Amazing Grace, Flowers of the Forest, Greensleeves, Scotland the Brave, Simple Gifts
Rock/Pop:
All My Friends, Bridge over Troubled Water, Crying in the Chapel, Everything Happens for a Reason, Funeral for a Friend, Goodbye My Friend, Go Rest High on The Mountain, I'll Go to My Grave Loving You, I'll Remember You, In This Life, Knocking on Heaven's Door, The Last Song, Last Train Home, Life Is Too Short, A Little Fall of Rain, Morning Has Broken, Stairway to Heaven, Tears in Heaven, You've Got a Friend
All My Friends, Bridge over Troubled Water, Crying in the Chapel, Everything Happens for a Reason, Funeral for a Friend, Goodbye My Friend, Go Rest High on The Mountain, I'll Go to My Grave Loving You, I'll Remember You, In This Life, Knocking on Heaven's Door, The Last Song, Last Train Home, Life Is Too Short, A Little Fall of Rain, Morning Has Broken, Stairway to Heaven, Tears in Heaven, You've Got a Friend
Musicals:
Climb Every Mountain, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Harbour Lights, The Impossible Dream, Somewhere, Sunrise Sunset, You'll Never Walk Alone, Red Sails in the Sunset
Climb Every Mountain, Dream a Little Dream of Me, Harbour Lights, The Impossible Dream, Somewhere, Sunrise Sunset, You'll Never Walk Alone, Red Sails in the Sunset
Soul/Blues:
Going Home, Light of Day, Precious Lord, Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of This World
Going Home, Light of Day, Precious Lord, Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of This World
Jazz & Swing:
Caravan, Come Sunday, Don't Get Around Much Any More, God Bless the Child, I'll Be Seeing You, My Way, When the Saints Go Marching In, Blue Skies,
Caravan, Come Sunday, Don't Get Around Much Any More, God Bless the Child, I'll Be Seeing You, My Way, When the Saints Go Marching In, Blue Skies,
Religious:
Abide with Me, Beautiful Saviour, Because He Lives, Come Ye Disconsolate, How Great Thou Art, I Am the Bread of Life, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Nearer My God to Thee, O God Our Help in Ages Past, Old Rugged Cross, On Eagle's Wings, Peace in the Valley, The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done, Shall We Gather by the River, There'll be Peace in the Valley
Abide with Me, Beautiful Saviour, Because He Lives, Come Ye Disconsolate, How Great Thou Art, I Am the Bread of Life, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Nearer My God to Thee, O God Our Help in Ages Past, Old Rugged Cross, On Eagle's Wings, Peace in the Valley, The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done, Shall We Gather by the River, There'll be Peace in the Valley
OTHER MUSIC - by alphabetical order
- A Mothers Prayer - Celine Dion
- Abide With Me
- Air on a G string - J.S.Bach
- Amazing Grace - Leann Rimes
- Angels - Robbie Williams
- Angels Brought Me Here - Guy Sebastian
- As Time Goes By - Louis Armstrong
- Ave Marie - Celine Dion
- Be Not Afraid - John Michael Talbot
- Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
- Canon - Pachelbel
- Cello Concerto - Elgar
- Claire de Lune - Claude Debussy
- Come As You Are - John Michael Talbot
- Dancing With The Angels - Monk & Neagle
- Danny Boy
- Don't Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley
- Fields of Gold - Sting
- Flower of Scotland
- Fly - Celine Dion popular for infants or for Dove or Balloon release after service
- From A Distance - Better Midler
- Funeral March - Beethoven
- Fur Elise - Beethoven
- Goodbye - Lionel Richie
- Goodbye's the Saddest Word - Celine Dion
- Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones
- Hallelujah "Vocal" - Mozart
- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
- Here I Am Lord - John Michael Talbot
- Hero - Mariah Carey
- I Can Feel You Drifting - Chalee Tennison
- I Don't Wanna Close My Eyes - Aerosmith
- I Need You - 3T
- I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
- I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy
- In The Arms of An Angel - Sarah Mcloughlin
- Jesus Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach
- Last Farewell - Elvis Presley
- Looking Forward, Looking Back - Slim Dusty
- Midnight Special - Creedence Clearwater
- Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
- Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney
- My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
- My Way - Frank Sinatra
- New World Symphony(Going Home) - Dvorak
- Nimrod - Elgar
- Nocturne in E flat Major - Chopin
- On Eagles Wings - Josh Groban
- On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
- One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey
- Onward Christian Soldiers - Tennesee Ernie Ford
- Piano Concerto 21 - Mozart
- Precious Child - Karen Taylor
- Prelude in C minor - Chopin
- Psalm 23
- Requiem - Berlioz
- Que Sera Sera - Doris Day
- Requiem -Pie Jesu - Faure
- Requiem - Mozart
- Sailing - Rod Stewart
- Serenade for Strings - Elgar
- Sheep May Safely Graze - J.S.Bach
- Solveig's song -"Peer Gynt"- Grieg
- Somewhere Out There - Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
- Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin
- Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" - Beethoven
- Symphony No.9 "Ode to Joy" - Beethoven
- Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
- Thank You For Loving Me- Jon Bon Jovi
- The Four Seasons (Winter) - Vivaldi
- The Gadfly - Shostakovich
- The Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones
- The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams
- The Last Farewell - Elvis Presley
- The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
- The Lord Is My Shepherd - John Michael Talbot
- The Planets "Venus" - Holst
- The Rose - Bette Midler
- The Way We Were - Barbara Streisand
- There You'll Be- Faith Hill
- Time To Say Goodbye - Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman
- Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
- Unforgettable - Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole
- Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warne
- We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
- When I Die - No Mercy
- When I Grow Too Old To Dream - John McDermott
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- Wish You Were Here - Fleetwood Mac
- Yesterday - The Beatles
- You Are My Sunshine - Anne Murray
- You Hold me Up - Il Divo
- You Raise me Up - Josh Groban
- You Were Always On My Mind - Elvis Presley
- You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers You're My Best Friend - Queen
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