Morten Lauridsen

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...

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...

Dirait-On' aus dem Zyklus 'Les Chansons des Roses' von Morten Lauridsen für gemischten Chor und Klavier.

Vier Gedichte, die ein gemeinsames Motiv der "Nacht" teilen, liefern die Texte für meinen Chorzyklus Nocturnes, das Auftragswerk der American Choral Directors Association für ihren nationalen Kongress...

Die äußerst beliebte, mystisch-geheimnisvolle Komposition von Morten Lauridsen für gemischten Chor a cappella.

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...

Morten Lauridsens lyrische Vertonungen von Rilkes "Les roses" sind bereits Teil des gängigen Chorrepertoires geworden. Geschickt ausgearbeitet und elegant in ihrer Bildsprache, verstärken "Les Chanson...

O Nata Lux ist eine ruhige A-cappella-Motette zur Feier des Erlösers und Teil des größeren Werks "Lux Aeterna" (erhältlich auf dieser Website 0-571-52154-1) für Chor, Orchester und Orgel. Die Taktwech...

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...

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...

Ubi caritas et amor stammt aus dem Jahr 1999 und wurde von der Loyola Marymount University in Auftrag gegeben, um das Leben des Chorleiters und Gelehrten Pater Richard Trame zu feiern. Als Vertonung e...

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

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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Ubi caritas et amor ist die Vertonung einer Antiphon für den Gründonnerstag und wurde 1999 zum Gedenken an den Chorleiter und Gelehrten Richard H. Trame SJ geschrieben. In dieser Motette adaptiert Lau...