Morten Lauridsen

Graves, Robert, ed

Rosen, N. , ed

Morten Lauridsen: Sonata (Trumpet & Piano)

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Ubi caritas et amor, adaptación de una antífona para el Jueves Santo, fue escrito en 1999 en memoria del director coral y erudito Richard H. Trame, SJ. En este motete, Lauridsen adapta sutilmente la m...

This skilled arrangement brings Morton Lauridsen's reverent masterwork to the string orchestra repertoire. Many will know this stunning work that has become a staple of the choral repertoire. Serene a...

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,...

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...

Madrigals - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 3