Score

The Wedding March

The Best is Yet to Be

Maestoso HANDA, Keisuke

  
Piccolo       

Flute        

  
Oboe       

 
Clarinet in B         

        
Bassoon 


Horn in F        

Trumpet in C        
        
Trombone 
        
Tuba 

Tubular Bells        

        
Timpani 

Snare Drum      

       
Harp
        


   Solo         
           
      
    
                

       
  
        
              
Organ
      

              
                 


Violin I        
  
Violin II       

Viola         

        
Cello 
        
Contrabass 
©2013 HANDA, Keisuke. All rights reserved.
            
          
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                   

         
     
           
Org.
 
                   
  
                            
5

  
        

  
                    
       
                        
9

    
            

          
           
     
Org.
          


                
9

    
      
         
 

14

             

SD
  
 
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                  
                   
     
 
Org.
          
                   

           
        
14

   
  

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  
 
18

Picc.    
        
Fl.      

 
Ob.      

  
B  Cl.       
      
            
18

  
Bn.        


 
  
18

     
Hn.
             
 
     
                    
C Tpt.            
  
       
Tbn.

    
    
                  
Tuba
 
  
  
18

      
T.Bls. 


     
18

                  
SD
  


    
   
18

       

Org.
    
         
   
       
18

   


18
       
      
Vln. I     

    
       
Vln. II       

  
   
    
       
     
 

 
 
     
                          
Vla.
           
        
arco

                   
marcato
              
Vc.                 

arco
     
                

    
                
Cb.    
 marcato

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  
 
22

Picc.    
 
Fl.         

  
Ob.        
   
     

  
B  Cl.           
  
       

 
    
22

   
        
Bn.
  

         
          
22

      
Hn.

 
C Tpt.      
    
               
Tbn.       

        
 
         
Tuba

 
 
 
22

T.Bls.    

 
22

                        
SD
  

   
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                            
 
     
Vln. I 
marcato


            
                  
              
 
Vln. II

    
                            
Vla.
  

     
           
                         
Vc.        
 marcato

     
                                    
Cb.       
 marcato

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  
Picc.        


Fl.      
 
             
       
               
Ob.


                
B  Cl.                 
  
        
        
26

Bn.  


26
  
            
 
  
Hn.
 
   
   
     
   
       



  
  
 
C Tpt.

  
                
            
Tbn. 

    
               
  
    
Tuba

  
 
     
26

   
T.Bls.  

 
26

                            

SD
  

  
 
26

Vln. I       

   
  
        
              
Vln. II      

          
 

          

                  
Vla.
              
  
 
                 
Vc. 
              

  

       

   
                      
       
Cb.
 


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        
30
    
                   
Picc.  
     
                 
           
Fl.
 
      
           
       
Ob.

           
B  Cl.                               
    

     
30

              
      
Bn.


 

30
      
   
            
 
Hn.

             
                   
C Tpt.
           
    
                     
            
Tbn.


       
    
Tuba

     
  

         
 
30

     
T.Bls. 

   
         
30

   
Timp. 
 
30

                    
SD
       

  
             
          
                       
30

 
Vln. I


      
                        
      
  
Vln. II
cresc.

     
                       
     
       
Vla.    
         
   
                  
 cresc.      
Vc.

   
leggiero

   
         
              

Cb.

cresc.

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 Ritenuto Un poco meno mosso
       
 
34

Picc.       

            
Fl.       

       
Ob.         

      
B  Cl.          

         

     
34

         
Bn. 


        
      
34

   

Hn.

 
         
C Tpt.          
        
          
Tbn.    

          
Tuba 
  


   
  
34

     
T.Bls. 

      
34

   
Timp. 

    
34

       
SD
  

  
        
   

34

Vln. I      

   
             
   

Vln. II

  
                
   
    
                       
           
   
Vla.


   
     
        
Vc.    

     
    
  
pizz.
         
Cb.     

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       
           
Ob.

  
B  Cl.                      
  



                      

                                                          
         
Vla.
 
 
    
Cb.
                  


42  
Picc.      

               
        
  
Fl.   

  
          
Ob.      
   
B  Cl.   
 

                  
     

                                    
                             
                       
Vla.
                              
              
     

Vc.
  
            
Cb.                

Ritard. a tempo 
      
 
46

Picc.      
     
   
Fl.     

     
Ob. 

B  Cl.         

  
46

T.Bls.           

   
46
  
Vln. I    

         
      

Vln. II

                   

                                                                  
              
Vla.

         
Vc.
    
   
              

Cb.

-8-
 
   
       
50

Picc.         

      
     
Fl.    

   
  
Ob.  
50

T.Bls.    

      
     
50

Vln. I    


           
     
Vln. II

                                                
               
Vla.
                           
       
       
Vc.

 
       
    
          
Cb. 


     
53        

Picc.    

        
  
Fl.   
        
  
Ob.   

53

     
T.Bls. 

        
53
  
Vln. I   

               
  

Vln. II

 
                                                     
Vla.                                   

        
    
     
 
Vc.


   
      
      
Cb.    

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 56
   
Picc.               
3 3 3 3

   
Fl.              
3 3 3 3

 
        
 
56

                  
  
 
Hn.
  



Tuba    


56

    
Timp.        


       
56

SD                             
 3 3 3 3

 
   
     
56

             
Vln. I 

   
Vln. II               
3 3 3 3

        
Vla. 
   
   
   
  

3 3 3 3

               
    


Vc.

            
Cb.    

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  
     
60

Picc.      
3 3

          
Fl.    

     
3

      
 
Ob.

 3 3

B  Cl.         
     

     
     
60

Hn.    


      
3

      
        
C Tpt.


Mute    
             
 
Open


Tbn.


    
 
    
Tuba

60

    
T.Bls.  


 
60

                     
SD
  
3

60 
      
Vln. I               
 
     
  
3 3

           
     
Vln. II
3 3 3 3


                            
     
Vla.

        
         
      
Vc.


 arco
      
  
 
Cb.

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         
Ob.   

     
63

      
Bn.


63
          
Hn.         

    
3

             
      
 
C Tpt.

            
           
Tbn.
 3

      
Tuba   
     

63
      
T.Bls.    


     
63

Timp.       


 
63

               

SD

 

  
arpeggio, ad libitum
63

       

  
   
  
gliss.

Hp.

     
     
     
   
63

     
   
Vln. I

           
   
     
Vln. II
  
               
       
Vla.
   

           
       
Vc.
   

   
          
  
Cb.

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         
        
7
65

 
Picc.     
             
7 cresc.
      
 

Fl.
cresc.
           
         
Ob.
 
cresc.
 
B  Cl.               
    

   
cresc.
       
65

                  

Bn.

cresc.

         
            
65

               
Hn.
  
cresc.

   
 
                    

C Tpt.
     
cresc.

             
              
      
 
Tbn.
cresc.

    
        
   
Tuba
            
cresc.

    
 
65

T.Bls.      
cresc.

    
65

Timp.          

65

                            
SD
  
cresc.

  
            
   
65

         

 
    
Hp.
        
  

          
 
                   

7
 
65

Vln. I 
3 3
 7
3

           
             
    
Vln. II

                               
Vla.                
 
              
Vc.                    

             
   
                       

Cb.
 

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 Molto riten. Tempo Io, maestoso

     
  
      
   
       
 
69

    


Picc.

       
  
              
Fl.     

  

                 


Ob.


       
      
B  Cl.       
 

 
       
69

      
Bn.
  

   
        
   
69

       
 
Hn.

  
    
      
   
   
C Tpt.    

       
           
Tbn. 

       
   

Tuba
    

           
    
69

    
T.Bls. 

      
69

            

SD
   


        
   
69

                 
      
      

   
 
         
Org.
       
  
    
             
69

      
 

     
    
  
 
 
          
69

Vln. I     

    
           
Vln. II      
 


         

      

   
Vla.
 
 
    
               
  
Vc.  

 
            
      
Cb.     


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                         
 
74

Picc.      
          
74

Bn.    
  
  
74

T.Bls.     
 
74

                         
SD
   
          
                    
74

   
                  
  
 
           
       
           
Org.
            
 
             

              
74

 
    

Vc.
                 

               
78

           
 
Bn.

 
  
78

   
       
Hn.

 

  
78

    
T.Bls.  
 
78

                            

SD
  
 
          
 

            
78

    
   
      
 

    
      
  
           
Org.

                
         
78

   
                   
  
  

               
           
 
Vc.

                       
  
82

 
Picc.


  
       
82

  
Hn.
    
 
            
 
82

T.Bls.    
82

                       
SD
 
                 
                       
82

       
         
               
                
Org.

       

             
82

      
        
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     
 
86

Picc.     

 
Fl.      


Ob.      

  
B  Cl.       
      
      
86

Bn.    

  
  
86

    
Hn.
      

 
C Tpt.              
  
  
 
       
Tbn.

    
     
     
Tuba

    
 
86

       
T.Bls.   

   
86

                

SD
   
(Subsequent organ underlining melodies is subsidiary.


You can add left hand or pedal part freely.)
         
       
86

                    
        

         
  
Org.
             

                      
86

  
 



 
86

Vln. I    

   
               
Vln. II
  


                
Vla.
    
       
arco

                
Vc.   
  
     
arco

           
  

Cb.


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  
 
90

Picc.    

          
Fl.        

 
Ob.          
   
  


  
B  Cl.       

         
  
90

  
                 
Bn.
   

       
  
       
90

          
Hn.
     
 
       
C Tpt.       
         

       
Tbn.

       
                       
Tuba
    

  
  
90

     
T.Bls. 

 
90

                      
SD
  

         
                  
      
90

                

   
Org.
   

 
            
                          

90

Vln. I     
   
marcato

    
                    
                
             

Vln. II

        
 
     
              
Vla.
      

   
                                
Vc.                      


marcato
 
                          
    
   
  
   
Cb.
marcato 

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 
94

Picc.    

 
Fl.      

          
Ob.          
   

       
                         
    
B  Cl.
        


  
94

Bn.     


 
  
94

Hn.    

 
        

C Tpt.

    
                
Tbn.           

           
        
 
Tuba
 

       
94

                       

SD
   
 cresc.

 

             
     
94

                

             
       


   
Org.
   


   
94

   
Vln. I 
    
              
       
     
        
     
Vln. II

          
            
               
Vla.
       
  


                           
Vc.
                   


     
          
                                   
Cb.
       



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 
 
98
  
  
 
                     
Picc.  

           
          
Fl.


                  
               
Ob.
 
         
B  Cl.                
 
        
    
      
          
98

       
     
Bn.
 

         
    
98

                
  
 
Hn.


    
     
           
               
C Tpt.
       
   
                      
   
          
Tbn.  
            
       
Tuba

 
     

        
   
98

    
T.Bls.  
 
98

  cresc.
                      
SD
        
            
              
                        
98

  
         

   
Org.
   

 
 
                     
  
               
98

    
Vln. I

     
              
                 
   
Vln. II
cresc.

 
                          
          

  
 

 
Vla.

                  
      cresc.       
Vc.

 
      
                      
      
Cb.

cresc.

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 Molto riten.

  
             
102

Picc.        

                    
       
Fl.        
 
  
            
Ob.         

     
 
   
B  Cl.                          
  
    
102

                
Bn.  
 

          
   
102

Hn.         

     
                    
     
 

  
    
C Tpt.

                   
                 
Tbn. 

           
  
Tuba
      
 

              
102

     
T.Bls.  

   
               
102

     
Timp.  
   
    
102

                
SD
    
  
  
       
         
 
102

           
 
           
    
   
   
Org.
   

  
       
     
102
              
 
Vln. I 
   
          
        

               
 
Vln. II

 
                               
Vla.
   

             
 
    

      
Vc.            


         
   
         
       

Cb.


May 12, 2013

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ABOUT THIS PIECE

This piece was originally planned to be a choral work for my own wedding ceremony
and its melody was composed on the lyric “The Best is Yet to Be.” (anonymous, see
below) There was so little time to practice for performers I rewrote the march-like piece
for orchestra and organ, and its mechanical playback (Finale 2012) was used in the
ceremony as background music. MP3 version is available in free-scores.com.

The Best is Yet to Be

On your joyful wedding day, But love is the real treasure

You begin a brand new life.
Friends and family give their gifts
To joyful husband, blissful wife.
But the greatest gift you'll ever get,
A gift from heaven above,
Is love forever, ending never,
Everlasting love.
You'll share life's joy and pleasure;
You'll have plenty of that, it's true.
For your new spouse and you.
And if life hands you challenges,
As it does to one and all,
Your love will hold you steady
And never let you fall.
Your wedding day is full of joy;
Tomorrow you cannot see.
But one thing's sure for the two of you:
The best is yet to be.

INSTRUMENTATION

Solo : Organ
Woodwinds : Piccolo - 2 Flutes - Oboe - 2 Clarinets in Bb - Bassoon
Brass : 2 Horns in F - 2 Trumpets in C - 2 Trombones - Tuba
Percussion : Chimes - 2 Timpani in H, E - Snare drum
Strings : Harp - 10 Violins I - 8 Violins II - 6 Violas - 4 Cellos - 2 Contrabasses