Morten 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...

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...

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'...

With "Dirait-on", the enchanting fifth movement from the celebrated cycle "Les Chansons des Roses", a musical masterpiece full of grace and poetry unfolds. Published by the renowned Peer Musikverlag,...

With "Dirait-On", the deeply touching and celebrated finale (No. 5) from the renowned cycle "Les Chansons des Roses" is presented in a beautiful arrangement for voice and piano. Rainer Maria Rilke's e...

Neruda, Pablo, Poem; HL00279984

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...

This beautiful variant of the standard Ave Maria text has been only occasionally set to music throughout history, most notably by the Renaissance composer Gesualdo. My setting is for men's chorus (wit...

Composed for Wheaton College, Morten Lauridsen’s Ave Verum Corpus is written for choir and string orchestra (or organ) with finger cymbals. The traditional Latin text is expressed with intricate melod...

Ave Maria, one of Lauridsen's growing series of a cappella motets on well-known Latin texts, received its world premiere performance by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, conducted by Paul Salamunovich....

from Lux Aeterna

Experience one of the most moving and sonorous masterpieces of modern music in an outstanding arrangement for concert band: "O Magnum Mysterium". This masterful transcription seamlessly translates the...

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of piano music with "Variations", published by the renowned Peer Musikverlag. This sophisticated sheet music edition for solo piano unfolds a multi-faceted mu...

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 .

En este tercer movimiento de su ciclo de canciones Nocturnes, la fluida música de Morten Lauridsen captura toda la belleza y maravilla del poema de James Agee. Arreglado para SSAA y 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