[Graduation Ceremony BGM] Guaranteed to move you! A comprehensive introduction to classic tear-jerkers!

BGM to add a flourish to a moving graduation ceremony.For teachers sending off their graduates, choosing the right music to color this milestone in the children’s lives can be a real challenge.So in this article, we’ve gathered a selection of classic, go-to pieces that are perfect for graduation ceremony BGM!We picked several tracks of different types—from orchestral works that lend a brilliant touch to the entrance scene to gentle, wistful piano pieces suited to quieter moments—so please use them as a guide for your music selection.We hope the ceremony will become a lasting memory, accompanied by music, for the children, their families, and the teachers alike.

Playlist

[Graduation Ceremony BGM] Guaranteed to move you! A comprehensive introduction to classic tear-jerkers!
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Like a melodyJohannes Brahms		Depicting emotions that can’t be put into words through music
2	Symphony No. 2, Movement IIISergei Rachmaninov		Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, an inspiring masterpiece
3	The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)Airurando min’yō		The Appeal of the Irish Folk Song “Danny Boy”
4	Liebestraum (Dream of Love)Franz Liszt		A piano piece gently embraces the heart.
5	String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 – II. Andante cantabilePyotr Tchaikovsky		Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, an inspiring string quartet
6	Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” Second Movement “Largo”Antonín Dvořák		From the New World, Second Movement: A Melancholy Melody
7	Pavane for a Dead PrincessMaurice Ravel		Ravel’s beautiful masterpiece imbued with a sense of melancholy.
8	Opera ‘Lohengrin’ – Elsa’s Procession to the CathedralRichard Wagner		Wagner’s Lohengrin: Premiere and Music
9	Amazing GraceSakkyokusha fushō		A hymn of hope and gratitude, a symbol of renewal
10	String Quartet No. 2, Movement III: “Nocturne”Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin		Borodin’s heartwarming string quartet
11	Three Songs, Op. 7-1: Après un rêveGabriel Faure		Fauré’s moving, dreamlike musical work
12	Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” Movement II: AdagioLudwig van Beethoven		Beethoven’s “Emperor” Second Movement is tranquil.
13	ariosoJ.S.Bach		Bach’s beautiful prayer music
14	Ancient Dances and Airs for Lute, Suite No. 3: SicilianaOttorino Respighi		An elegant early music revival work for strings
15	Symphonic Poem “Finlandia”Jean Sibelius		Music of Finland’s resistance and hope
16	Aida ‘Triumphal March’Giuseppe Verdi		Triumphal March Adorning Victory and Glory
17	Intermezzo from the opera Cavalleria RusticanaPietro Mascagni		Mascagni’s “Intermezzo” is moving and a perfect masterpiece for graduation ceremonies.
18	Piano Sonata No. 8 “Pathétique,” Second MovementLudwig van Beethoven		A moving masterpiece from Beethoven’s early period.
19	CanonJohann Pachelbel		Pachelbel’s Canon, a moving masterpiece
20	Etude Op.10 No.3 “Farewell”Frederic Chopin		Chopin’s “Farewell” is a moving masterpiece.
21	Prelude to Act I from the music drama ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’Richard Wagner		Prelude to Wagner’s comic opera
22	Air on the G StringJ.S.Bach		Bach’s Air on the G String, a moving masterpiece
23	Jesu, Joy of Man’s DesiringJ.S.Bach		Bach’s masterpiece, perfect for graduation ceremonies
24	Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39Edward Elgar		Elgar’s famous piece, “Pomp and Circumstance,” is a patriotic song.
25	“Spring,” Movement I, from The Four SeasonsAntonio Vivaldi		Vivaldi’s masterpiece depicting a spring scene
26	“Alla Hornpipe” from Water MusicGeorg Friedrich Händel		Handel's Water Music is splendid.
27	Promenade from the suite Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Mussorgsky=Ravel		Pictures at an Exhibition, a classic that gives courage at graduation ceremonies
28	Festive Overture ‘1812’Pyotr Tchaikovsky		Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece “1812 Overture”
29	Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber		Barber’s moving Adagio for Strings
30	Scenes from Childhood No. 7 “Träumerei”Robert Schumann		Schumann’s famous piece “Träumerei”
31	Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for Piano and OrchestraSergei Rachmaninov		A beautiful, moving set of variations by Rachmaninoff
32	Love’s GreetingEdward Elgar		A love piece that Elgar dedicated to his wife
33	Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80Johannes Brahms		A classic, beloved song for sending off graduates.
34	Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor, Movement IV: AdagiettoGustav Mahler		The famous piece “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
35	Meditation from ThaïsJules Massenet		The Intermezzo from the opera Thaïs, a moving masterpiece.
36	Ombra mai fu (Largo)Georg Friedrich Händel		A beautiful, moving aria, renowned as a song
37	‘Jupiter’ from the suite ‘The Planets’Gustav Holst		Holst’s “Jupiter” — grand and moving