Morten Lauridsen

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...

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...

Sure On This Shining Night

O Magnum Mysterium

Dirait-On" dal ciclo "Les Chansons des Roses" di Morten Lauridsen per coro misto e pianoforte.

Le ambientazioni liriche di Morten Lauridsen di "Les roses" di Rilke sono già entrate a far parte del repertorio corale tradizionale. Abilmente realizzate ed eleganti nelle loro immagini, "Les Chanson...

O Nata Lux è un sereno mottetto a cappella che celebra il Redentore e fa parte del più ampio "Lux Aeterna" (disponibile su questo sito 0-571-52154-1) per coro, orchestra e organo. I cambiamenti di met...

Le ambientazioni liriche di Morten Lauridsen di "Les roses" di Rilke sono già entrate a far parte del repertorio corale tradizionale. Abilmente realizzate ed eleganti nelle loro immagini, "Les Chanson...

'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 to...

Immerse yourself in the devotional soundscape of "O Magnum Mysterium," a timeless masterpiece of sacred music. Published by the renowned Peer Musikverlag, this evocative edition is specially tailored...

Die äußerst beliebte, mystisch-geheimnisvolle Komposition von Morten Lauridsen für Männerchor (TTBB).

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...

O Nata Lux is a serene a cappella motet celebrating the Redeemer, and is part of the larger 'Lux Aeterna' for Chorus, Orchestra and Organ. The changes in meter accommodate the natural rhythm of the ch...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Immerse yourself in the touching soundscape of "Les Chansons des Roses", published by the renowned Peer Musikverlag. This masterful work for mixed choir a cappella (SATB) captivates singers and audien...

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, Poem; HL00279984

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...

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...

Immerse yourself in a world of profound sonic beauty with this masterful concert band setting of "O Magnum Mysterium," published by Peer Musikverlag. In this arrangement for symphonic wind band, the t...