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O magnum mysterium (O great mystery) is a motet for choir a cappella by Morten Lauridsen. He set the text of "O magnum mysterium", a Gregorian chant for Christmas, in 1994. The composition, performed and recorded often, made Lauridsen famous. It was described as expressive ethereal sounds in imperturbable calmness. [1]
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
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.
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)
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