Lauridsen nocturnes performed by the britten sinfonia and polyphony chorus with morten lauridsen, piano and andrew lumsden, organ. Konposizio aurreratua ikasi zuen hegoaldeko kaliforniako unibertsitatean university of southern california, eta gero bertan izan da irakaslea munduko musika koralaren konpositore angloamerikar ezagunenetako eta interpretatuenetako bat da, eric whitacre, james mulholland, z. Morten lauridsen sure on this shining night lyrics. Voici le soir rilkeadded in welcome to hyperion records, an independent british classical label devoted to presenting highquality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twentyfirst.
Morten lauridsen sure on this shining night lyrics genius. The music of american composer morten lauridsen occupies a permanent place in the. Title sonnet of the night composer manookian, jeff. Morten lauridsen and alli mcmillan the providence singers. A cappella pablo nerudas stunning love poem provides the inspiration for this passionate second movement of morten lauridsen s song cycle, nocturnes. Now i repeat it but make it fresh with a new harmony, and change that last note around a little bit. While their recording of eric whitacre cda67543 continues its charttopping run on both sides of the atlantic, stephen layton and polyphony have returned to the studio and put down a second disc devoted to the choral music of whitacres compatriot morten lauridsen. But we are singing that in my choir and the score notes the change. Vocal score vocal score peermusic classical four poems sharing a common motif of night provide the texts for my choral cycle nocturnes the american choral directors associations commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. Nocturnes polyphony, stephen layton, britten sinfonia on allmusic.
Nocturnes addresses aspects of the common theme of night. The popular cycles midwinter songs and les chansons des roses the final number of which, dirait. Pablo nerudas stunning love poem provides the inspiration for. Morten lauridsens lyrical settings of rainer maria rilkes les roses have become part of mainstream choral repertory. There are excellent performances of the sections of this work on youtube as follows. An awardwinning documentary by michael stillwater, shining night a portrait of composer morten lauridsen, was released in 2012. Morten lauridsen three songs on poems by harold witt 19231995 about his children, and their activities learning ballet, celebrating a birthday, and exploring their backyard universe. Morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, 1943 is an american composer. Les chansons des roses, 5 songs for chorus play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the. Laurirsen lauridsen on waldron island in archived from the. The music, full of suspensions that do not resolve, is wellsuited to a text which asks unanswered questions. Lauridsen heeft een groot aantal geestelijke composities op zijn naam staan.
Morten lauridsen a backyard universe tenor and piano. Han er en mangearig professor i komposition ved university of southern california uscs thornton school of music, og fungerede som leder af dets kompositionsafdeling 199002. A portrait of composer morten lauridsen song without borders publisher of the documentary film, shining night rcm records hyperion records. While the chord structures, melodies, and harmonies are beautiful, the text is a bit clunky. Unstressed syllables become stressed and vice versa. This page was last edited on 30 juneat the film, produced with optional english and german subtitles, is screened at film festivals, cinema theaters and through choral organizations in america and internationally, as well as for dvd homeviewing distributed by hal leonard.
A native of the pacific northwest, lauridsen worked as a forest service firefighter and lookout on an isolated tower near mt. How do i give it the flavor of the nationality, of the language its in. The choral music of morten lauridsen hal leonard online. The music is set to the original spanish throughout. Files cleaned originally morten lauridsen nocturnes. Morten lauridsen on waldron island in his latin sacred settings, such as the lux aeterna and motets, often reference gregorian lauridsej plus medieval and renaissance procedures while blending them within a freshly contemporary sound while other works such as the madrigali and cuatro canciones are highly chromatic or atonal. After purchase you can download your video from your digital library. A cappella pablo nerudas stunning love poem provides the inspiration for this passionate second movement of morten lauridsens song cycle, nocturnes. And i do it again, except to make it more interesting i offset it by one beat. Jun 20, 2019 buy ave maria satb by morten lauridsen at choral sheet music. Shining night offers a glimpse into the life and music of one of americas greatest contemporary composers, national medal of arts recipient morten lauridsen, who has written much of his remarkable music in his rustic cabin on waldron island and his home on san juan island. For a cappella satb voices divisi, this is choral literature at its very best.
Una delle piu belle composizioni di morten lauridsen su testo di pablo neruda. A national ave maria, o nata lux, ubi caritas et amor, and ave dulcissima maria and numerous instrumental works are featured regularly in concert by. Randall stroope edo paul halley bezalako beste batzuekin batera. Morten lauridsen colfax, 27 februari 1943 is een amerikaans componist. He has been called the only american composer in history who can be called a mystic by musicologist nick strimple.
Sa nuit dete, by volti, with robert geary, director, and morten lauridsen, pianist, here. Sure on this shining night of starmade shadows round kindness must watch for me this side the ground the late year lies down the north all is healed. Mar 30, 2020 morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, is an american composer. Morten lauridsen sheet music books scores buy online. Lauridsen ave maria pdf buy ave maria satb by morten lauridsen at choral sheet music. The final piece, diraiton, is composed as a tuneful chanson populaire, or folksong, that weaves together two melodic ideas first heard in fragmentary form in.
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