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...

Dirait-On' del ciclo 'Les Chansons des Roses' de Morten Lauridsen para coro mixto y piano.

O Magnum Mysterium

Cuatro poemas que comparten el motivo común de la "Noche" proporcionan los textos para mi ciclo coral Nocturnes, la obra encargada por la Asociación Americana de Directores de Coros para su convención...

O Nata Lux es un sereno motete a cappella que celebra al Redentor, y forma parte del más amplio "Lux Aeterna" (disponible en este sitio 0-571-52154-1) para coro, orquesta y órgano. Los cambios de comp...

Las líricas composiciones de Morten Lauridsen de "Les roses" de Rilke ya forman parte del repertorio coral habitual. Hábilmente elaboradas y elegantes en su imaginería, "Les Chansons de Roses" realzan...

Las líricas composiciones de Morten Lauridsen de "Les roses" de Rilke ya forman parte del repertorio coral habitual. Hábilmente elaboradas y elegantes en su imaginería, 'Les Chansons de Roses' realzan...

'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...

62366-120; Agee, James, lyrics

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...

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,...

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...

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:...

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...

With piano (for rehearsal only).

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...

'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...

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...

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...

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'...