Midwinter songs choruspiano version, psalm 29, o love be fed by apples while ye may, four madrigals on renaissance texts and. Morten lauridsen lux aeterna san francisco choral society. Free download o nata lux morten lauridsen duration. Morten lauridsen sheet music books scores buy online. A quiet setting of the agnus dei precedes the final lux aeterna, which reprises the opening section of the introitus and concludes with a joyful alleluia. The fivemovement work for chorus and orchestra is organized around several latin texts addressing the idea of light. The a cappella movement o nata lux is a pristine example of lauridsen s compositional style, and the combined effect of lauridsen s. Image and bio may be used for publicity and concert programs. Lux aeterna sheet music download free in pdf or midi.
Text and translation of lux aeterna morten lauridsen. It was a natural thing for me to blend poetry and the human voice, which is the most wonderful and personal of all musical instruments. O nata lux from morten lauridsen s o nata lux madrigali les chansons des roses midwinter songs o magnum mysterium. A national ave maria, o nata lux, ubi caritas et amor, and ave dulcissima maria and numerous instrumental works are featured regularly in concert by.
Morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, 1943 is an american composer. To hear lux aeterna live with composer morten lauridsen present is to experience history in the making. Choral textures are fully explored from the sonorous slow unfold. Lauridsen composed lux aeterna in response to his mothers final illness. This compact disc, a successor to the first hyperion recording of morten lauridsen s music, the internationally acclaimed and grammynominated lux aeterna hyperion cda67449, represents a reprisal of the successful collaboration of lauridsen with. Lux aeterna morten lauridsen complete version youtube. Conventional choral wisdom suggests that the american morten lauridsen is a onework wonder and o nata. So the end is not how i want but i decided i wanted to finish it and publish. This is an original composition by me for satb a cappella choir or quartet if you like. Files cleaned originally morten lauridsen lux aeterna.
Soprano introitus soprano i introitus soprano ii in te, domine, speravi o nata lux soprano i o nata lux soprano ii veni, sancte spiritus soprano i veni, sancte spiritus soprano ii agnus dei lux aeterna soprano i agnus dei lux aeterna soprano ii alto. If you click on the entry in the column under youtube. Morten lauridsen on waldron island in his latin sacred settings, such as the lux aeterna and motets, often reference gregorian lauridsej plus medieval and renaissance procedures while blending them within a freshly contemporary sound while other works such as the madrigali and cuatro canciones are highly chromatic or atonal. Morten lauridsen s setting of lux aeterna a five movement nonliturgical requiem for choir and chamber orchestraorgan is a rich and intensely moving work.
I did intend to do a full accurate sore of this, but all those triplets,quintuplets proved to be beyond the wit of me. American composer morten lauridsen wrote his lux aeterna, a requiemlike choral work featuring musical elements ranging from ancient to modern, in 1997, shortly after the death of his mother. Download lux aeterna sheet music pdf clint mansell lux aeterna sheet music pdf clint mansell. Birmingham town hall birmingham, united kingdom the really big chorus, english symphony orchestra, brian kay. Rest eternal grant to them, o lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Faber music ltd is delighted to wish morten lauridsen a very. Morten lauridsen sheet music books hard copy morten lauridsen sheet music digital printable sorting and filters. O nata lux and veni, sancte spiritus are paired songs, the former an a cappella motet at the center of the work and the latter a spirited, jubilant canticle. Lauridsen had pondered the creation of his lux aeterna for chorus and orchestra for an extended period before the work began to crystallize in 1995.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. A native of the pacific northwest, lauridsen worked as a forest service firefighter and lookout on an isolated tower near mt. A quiet setting of the agnus dei precedes the final lux aeterna, which reprises the opening section of the introitus and concludes with a joyful celebratory alleluia. Lauridsen s setting of the o nata lux, a serene motet, is the central movement of his larger work lux aeterna, and is arranged here for unaccompanied satb o nata lux morten lauridsen. Of his several choral cycles, morten lauridsen s lux aeterna light eternal has become the most often performed. Morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, is an american composer. Morten lauridsen s compositions are published in the united states and abroad by peermusic classical, based in new york and hamburg. O nata lux morten lauridsen pdf free by cophothuspo issuu. Lux aeterna lauridsen from cda67449 hyperion records. When this magnificent choral work made its debut in 1997.
Buy ave maria satb by morten lauridsen at choral sheet music. In the united kingdom, his compositions are published by faber music. A native of the luxx northwest, lauridsen worked as a forest service o nata lux lauridsen and lookout on an isolated tower near mt. These works are distributed by the hal leonard corporation. Lux aeterna di morten lauridsen per coro e orchestra da camera. The choral music of morten lauridsen hal leonard online. Light eternal the choral music of morten lauridsen trailer on the occasion of his 75th birthday in 2018, american choral composer morten lauridsen s landmark compositions were recorded by the chamber choir of europe in close collaboration with the composer himself. As he says in the film, i chose the theme of light to give me strength to cope with this situation. I ended up writing a great deal of choral music, and havent stopped. An awardwinning documentary by michael stillwater, shining night a portrait of composer morten lauridsen, was released in 2012. Although the texts of lux aeterna are drawn from ancient latin liturgies including that of the requiem mass, lauridsen did not intend it. A conductors analysis of morten lauridsens lux aeterna. Loop ab end loop in 2019 cd baby deleted all cyberbass titles from their mp3 catalog. Lux aeterna sheet music clint mansell d sheetmusicfree.
The music of morten lauridsen les chansons des roses lux. O lord in the company of thy saints forever for thou art merciful. Choral ensemble shine with unmemorable songs lauridsen guides. Lauridsen has, for a number of years, been one of the most performed composers in america but the emergence of o magnum mysterium spread his music much further afield. Lux aeterna by morten lauridsen 1943 softcover sheet. Lux aeterna is in five movements and its texts are drawn from sacred latin sources. A national o magnum mysterium, diraiton from les chansons des roses, o nata lux from lux aeterna and sure on this shining night from nocturnes.
Dg release light eternal the choral music of morten lauridsen december 03, 2018 happy 75th birthday, morten lauridsen. She was primarily responsible for his love of music, having sung to him as a. The eternal light of morten lauridsen usc thornton. Choral textures are fully explored, from the sonorous, slow unfolding of the introitus and the intricate counterpoint and paired voices of in te, domine, speravi, to the cappella motet. About lux is a luminous selection of pieces spanning over 400 years. Clair programmed morten lauridsen s lux aeterna for the april 14, 2019, concert at walt disney concert hall, he didnt know the distinguished professor of composition would be retiring in may. Im not very well at the moment and suffered a decline in the state of my health during writing this. Commentary provided by morten lauridsen morten lauridsen morten lauridsen has received the respect and esteem of todays serious choral conductors.
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