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The Latin text "O magnum mysterium" is a Gregorian chant from the fifth responsory of nine for Vigil on Christmas Day. [4] It reflects first oxen and donkey next to the manger as first mentioned in Isaiah 1:3. and traditionally related to the nativity of Jesus as a symbol for the mystery of the self-abasement of God in his Incarnation.
O magnum mysterium: Text, translations and list of free scores by several composers at the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) Gregorian on YouTube sung by the Choralschola der Wiener Hofburgkapelle; Morten Lauridsen's on YouTube sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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O magnum mysterium (1569) is a six-part motet by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, based on the responsorial chant of the same name, and was written for the celebration of Christmas. The piece is intended to express the joy and awe that was felt by the shepherds as they celebrated and worshiped the Christ-child in the manger on Christmas Eve.
Morten Lauridsen's Grammy-nominated Lux Aeterna, Les Chansons des Roses, Ave Maria, Mid-Winter Songs and O Magnum Mysterium (RCM) Dominic Argento's Te Deum and Maurice Duruflé's Missa 'Cum Jubilo ', with Rodney Gilfry, baritone, and Frederick Swann, organ (RCM)) Christmas, a collection of songs (RCM)
Morten Johannes Lauridsen III [1] (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer and teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), [2] he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001, [3] and is professor emeritus of composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he taught for fifty-two years until his retirement in 2019.
Lauridsen, composer of works such as O magnum mysterium, Sure on this Shining Night, and Les Chansons des Roses, was named "American Choral Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2007, President Bush awarded him the National Medal of Arts in a White House ceremony. The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists and ...
O higher than the Cherubim, More glorious than the Seraphim, Lead their praises, Alleluya! Thou Bearer of the eternal Word, Most gracious, magnify the Lord, Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya! Respond, ye souls in endless rest, Ye Patriarchs and Prophets blest, Alleluya, Alleluya! Ye holy Twelve, ye Martyrs strong,