Morten Lauridsen

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 .

In this third movement of his song cycle Nocturnes, Morten Lauridsen's flowing music captures all of the beauty and wonder of James Agee's poem. Arranged for SSAA and piano.

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...

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,...

Canciones - Claro de reloj - Noche - La luna asoma - Despedida

Graves, Robert, ed

Morten Lauridsen: Sonata (Trumpet & Piano)

Madrigals - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 3

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...

Dackow, Sandra, arr.

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...

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

In this third movement of his song cycle Nocturnes, Morten Lauridsen's flowing music captures all of the beauty and wonder of James Agee's poem. Arranged for TTBB and piano.