Morten Lauridsen

Graves, Robert, ed

Morten Lauridsen: Sonata (Trumpet & Piano)

With "Dirait-On", the enchanting fifth movement from the celebrated cycle "Les Chansons des Roses", an intimate musical poetry of timeless beauty unfolds. Based on the delicate French verses of Rainer...

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...

The work can be performed for solo clarinet with the option of also adding the brief treble voice antiphon O vos omnes with chimes.

Dackow, Sandra, arr.

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...

The evocative song cycle "A Winter Come" paints a powerful and atmospheric musical portrait of the cold season. Scored for voice and piano, these six songs beautifully merge the poignant poetry of Ame...

HL00119269; Witt, Harold, lyrics; Girl; Three; Boy

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...

En este tercer movimiento de su ciclo de canciones «Nocturnes», la música fluida de Morten Lauridsen plasma toda la belleza y el encanto del poema de James Agee. Arreglo para TTBB y piano.

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...

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...

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,...

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of passionate Renaissance poetry with "Amor, lo Sento l'Alma", the third movement from the celebrated cycle "Madrigali: Six Fire-Songs On Italian Renaissance Po...

Madrigali - 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance no. 1