Die äußerst beliebte, mystisch-geheimnisvolle Komposition von Morten Lauridsen für Männerchor (TTBB).
Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke'...
62366-120; Agee, James, lyrics
Morten Lauridsen's setting of 'Lux aeterna' - a five-movement, non-liturgical requiem for choir and chamber orchestra/organ - is a rich and intensely moving work. Choral textures are fully explored, f...
Nocturnes addresses aspects of the common theme of 'Night'. Morten Lauridsen's setting of Rilke's impassioned and atmospheric Sa Nuit D'ete is rich with dense, colourful harmonies, while Soneto De La...
Dirait-On' from the cycle 'Les Chansons des Roses' by Morten Lauridsen for mixed choir and piano.
O Magnum Mysterium
Morten Lauridsen's lyrical settings of Rilke's 'Les roses' have already become part of the mainstream choral repertory. Deftly crafted and elegant in their imagery, 'Les Chansons de Roses' enhance the...
O Nata Lux is a serene a cappella motet celebrating the Redeemer, and is part of the larger 'Lux Aeterna' (available from this site 0-571-52154-1) for Chorus, Orchestra and Organ. The changes in meter...
A setting of an antiphon for Maunday Thursday, Ubi caritas et amor was written in 1999 in memory of the choral conductor and scholar, Richard H. Trame, SJ. In this motet, Lauridsen subtly adapts the p...
The first three Nocturnes-'Sa Nuit d'Été' (R. M. Rilke), 'Soneto de la Noche' (Pablo Neruda) and 'Sure On This Shining Night' (James Agee)-may be performed either separately or as a cycle (in that ord...
'Ubi caritas et amor' dates form 1999 and was commissioned by Loyola Marymount University to celebrate the life of choral director and scholar Father Richard Trame. A setting of an antiphon for Maunda...
Prayer is a beautiful setting of a poem by Dana Gioia , written in memory of his infant son. Designed as a companion piece to Sure on this shining night , this choral work is timeless and poignant in...
SATB Unaccompanied For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful 'O magnum mysterium' text depicting the birth of the new-born King among the lowly animals and shepherds. This setting f...
SATB Accompanied (CPS) Morten Lauridsen is most noted for his vocal cycles and sacred motets, which are performed extensively throughout the world. He is Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton S...
'Nocturnes' is the result of an American Choral Directors Association commision for their 2005 national convention. Each of the poems addresses aspects of the theme of 'Night' setting Rilke's Sa nuit...
Composed in 1997, Lauridsen's 'Ave Maria' is a texturally rich, eight-part setting of the most loved of Marian antiphons. This treatment recalls the sumptious polychoral music of Gabrieli as well as t...
Morten Lauridsen's setting of Chanson Eloignee arranged for unaccompanied SATB choir. Lauridsen was commissioned by the Pacific Chorale (Directed by John Alexander), to write an a capella work for the...
Morten Lauridsen's I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes was written for Stephen Layton and Polyphony and has been recorded on Lauridsen: Nocturnes (Hyperion, CDA 67580). Purchase the sheet music here arranged for...
O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord was written for Stephen Layton and Polyphony by Morten Lauridsen. Purchase the sheet music for unaccompanied SATB chorus. This setting has been recorded on Lauridsen:...
Composed for Wheaton College, Morten Lauridsen’s Ave Verum Corpus is written for choir and string orchestra (or organ) with finger cymbals. The traditional Latin text is expressed with intricate melod...
Les chansons des roses nr. 1 - Rilke, R. M. , poem
In addition to his vast output of German poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) composed nearly 400 poems in French. His poems on roses struck me as especially charming, filled with gorgeous lyricism,...
Each of the five connected movements in this choral cycle contains references to 'Light, ' assembled from various sacred Latin texts. I composed Lux Aeterna in response to my mother's final illness an...
Ave Maria, one of Lauridsen's growing series of a cappella motets on well-known Latin texts, received its world premiere performance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by Paul Salamunovich....
from Lux Aeterna
With piano (for rehearsal only).
This beautiful variant of the standard Ave Maria text has been only occasionally set to music throughout history, most notably by the Renaissance composer Gesualdo. My setting is for men's chorus (wit...
Rilke, Rainer Maria, poem - from les chansons des roses
The Two Songs on American Poems were composed in late May and early June of 2011 by candlelight at my rustic waterfront cabin on a remote island off the northwest coast of Washington State. It was in...
Neruda, Pablo, lyrics; Now You are mine
Neruda, Pablo, Poem; HL00279984
Program Notes: O Magnum Mysterium, commissioned by Marshall Rutter in honor of his wife, Terry Knowles, has had several thousand performances throughout the world and dozens of recordings since its 19...
For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beautiful 'O magnum mysterium' text depicting the birth of the new-born King among the lowly animals and shepherds. Morten Lauridsen one of America's...
This piece has been recorded by the Leyland Band, conducted by Jason Katsikaris, and is a hidden bonus track on the CD entitled Penlee .
Canciones - Claro de reloj - Noche - La luna asoma - Despedida
Graves, Robert, ed
Rosen, N. , ed
Morten Lauridsen: Sonata (Trumpet & Piano)
Lauridsen's setting of the Ave Dulcissima Maria combines passages of chant with more melodic homophony, and is written for unaccompanied male voices. The piece was commissioned by the Harvard Glee Clu...
Agee, James, text
TTBB unaccompanied For centuries composers have been inspired by the beautiful 'O magnum mysterium' text, depicting the birth of the new-born King among the lowly animals and shepherds. Lauridsen's be...
A beautifully flowing piece for High Voice and Guitar. Adapted from Les Chansons Des Roses; a choral cycle based on the poems of Rainer Maria Rilke. Dirait-on is set as a tuneful folksong, that weaves...
6 songs - Moss, Howard, Poems - When Frost moves fast - As Birds come nearer - The racing Waterfall - A Child lay down - Who reads by Starlight - And what of Love
HL00119269; Witt, Harold, lyrics; Girl; Three; Boy
This skilled arrangement brings Morton Lauridsen's reverent masterwork to the string orchestra repertoire. Many will know this stunning work that has become a staple of the choral repertoire. Serene a...
The work can be performed for solo clarinet with the option of also adding the brief treble voice antiphon O vos omnes with chimes.
Dackow, Sandra, arr.
Madrigali - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 1
Madrigali - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 2
Madrigals - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 3
Madrigali - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 4
Madrigali - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 6
Les chansons des roses no. 4 - Rilke, Rainer Maria, poem
Rilke, R. M. , poem - 3 Nocturnes No. 1
These two anthems are examples of Lauridsen's style in embryo, as it were, for both were written while the composer was just twenty-seven years old. Both anthems evince the contrapuntal mastery that w...
Rilke, Rainer Maria, poem
Freebairn-Smith, Ian, arr.
Rilke, Rainer Maria, poem - (Night has come) : - From Nocturnes
HL118915; Gioia, Dana, lyrics
Lux aeterna; Les chansons des roses; Ave maria; Mid-Winter Songs
