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
Rilke, Rainer Maria, poem - from les chansons des roses
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...
