Morten lauridsen born february 27, 1943 in colfax, washington is an american composer with danish roots. Diraiton by morten lauridsen 1943 sheet music for satb. Choral textures are fully explored from the sonorous slow unfold. Northwest journey ralph grierson, jane thorngren, viklarbo ensemble, donald brinegar singers, shelly berg, sunny wilkinson, james drollinger and morten lauridsen where have the actors gone, dirait on duet version, ubi caritas et amor, a winter come, variations, cuatro canciones, madrigali and o magnum mysterium pianovocal version. Morten lauridsen sheet music books scores buy online. 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 preceding movements. Buy morten lauridsen sheet music lauridsen, morten music. Les chansons des roses hyperion records cds, mp3 and.
His poems on roses struck me as especially charming, filled with gorgeous lyricism, deftly crafted and elegant in. Music by morten lauridsen occupies a permanent place in the standard vocal repertoire of the twentiethcentury. Well i think itd be helpful to perhaps demonstrate on how are pieces put together by using diraiton, because its become. Text, style, and the compositional process for lauridsen, the text for a vocalchoral piece is of as great importance as the music to which it is set. Light eternal the choral music of morten lauridsen. His eight vocal cycles, instrumental works, art songs and series of motets including o magnum mysterium are performed throughout the world and have been recorded on over two hundred cds, including several. Naturally i had to check it out, and was enthralled to discover the beauty of lauridsen s choral writing. Diraiton songtext diraiton abandon entoure dabandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses. Satb, piano sheet music book by morten lauridsen 1943. The music of american composer morten lauridsen occupies a permanent place in the standard vocal repertoire of the twentyfirst century. From professional translators, enterprises, web pages and freely available translation repositories. 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. Results for dirait on translation from french to english. Diraiton di morten lauridsen tratto dallalbum midwinter songs madrigali les chansons des roses choral crossties feat.
He was austrian and wrote mostly in german but also wrote. In addition to his vast output of german poetry, rainer maria rilke 18751926 composed nearly 400 poems in french. English translation of lyrics for les chansons des roses. Abandon entoure dabandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses. Just as with the midwinter songs, les chansons des roses are cast as an arch form. Morten lauridsen s compositions are published in the united states and abroad by peermusic classical, based in new york and hamburg. Strings by mail diraiton guitar ensemble morten lauridsen diraiton guitar ensemble morten lauridsen publisher. The artistic success of diraiton encouraged the composer to select four more of rilkes french poems celebrating roses.
Full text of a conductors analysis of morten lauridsens. Midwinter songs choruspiano version, psalm 29, o love be fed by apples while ye may, four madrigals on renaissance texts and. Wildness surrounding wildness, tenderness touching tenderness. The lux aeterna cycle is a masterpiece of lauridsens kind of choral sonority and wordsetting, the organ accompaniment a perfect complement to the singers organlike textures. Morten lauridsen this product has a minimum order quantity of five copies. I am deeply moved by morten lauridsens use of the diraiton poem in his song of. 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. The final one, diraiton here with the composer at the piano, has become a concert favorite, but the others are equally worthy of attention by accomplished choirs. Diraiton abandon entoure dabandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses. Morten lauridsen was born on february 27, 1943 in colfax, washington, usa.
Say ton ihntayreeeuhr kee san ssehseuh seuh karehseuh, deeray. Morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, 1943 is an american compose and national medal of arts recipient 2007. In the united kingdom, his compositions are published by faber music. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. O magnum mysterium lux aeterna madrigali les chansons des roses by nicol matt on amazon music. This exquisite work is the fifth of a set of choral settings of poems. The popular cycles midwinter songs and les chansons des roses the final number of which, diraiton. Six firesongs on renaissance italian poems, nocturnes rilke, neruda and agee and lux aeternaand his series of sacred a. Later, i had the great good luck to sing his dirait on and o magnum mysterium in my own chorus. I composed lux aeterna in response to my mothers final illness and found great personal comfort and solace in setting to music these timeless and wondrous words about light, a universal symbol of illumination at all levels. He takes great care in selecting poetry by firstclass 6 poets graves, rilke, moss, and lorca on themes that are universal. Ihnsee tu ihnventeuh leuh tehmeuh du narseeseuh eggzosay literal translations close to wordforword. Later, i had the great good luck to sing his diraiton and o magnum mysterium in my own chorus.
The choral music of morten lauridsen hal leonard online. Morten lauridsen, stephen layton, britten sinfonia, polyphony. Mar 27, 2020 buy diraiton satb by morten lauridsen at choral sheet music. Morten lauridsens warm, decidedly tonal compositions have earned for the american composer a secure place in the concert repertory.
With over 200 cd recordings containing compositions by morten lauridsen, here are eight alllauridsen cds for a more comprehensive discography, visit the composers wiki page lauridsen. Here is a summary of the detected tracks in the file. Where i find the translation to les roses in addition. O magnum mysterium lux aeterna madrigali les chansons des roses. Morten lauridsen left receiving the national medal of arts from george w. Lieferung gegen rechnung, ab 20, eur portofrei deutschland. Naturally i had to check it out, and was enthralled to discover the beauty of lauridsens choral writing.
On dirait in english with contextual examples mymemory. When you sing lauridsen, you can fully appreciate the clarity and adventure of his harmonies as well as the gorgeous melodies. Morten lauridsens compositions are published in the united states and abroad by peermusic classical, based in new york and hamburg. Get all the lyrics to songs by morten lauridsen and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. A native of the pacific northwest, lauridsen worked as a forest service firefighter and lookout on an isolated tower near mt. Morten lauridsen choral composer biography cd recordings. The music of morten lauridsen, distinguished professor of composition at the university of. Jul 22, 2017 english translation of lyrics for les chansons des roses. The popular cycles midwinter songs and les chansons des roses the final number of which, diraiton, caused. Morten lauridsen biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
Say ton ihntayreeeuhr kee san ssehseuh seuh karehseuh, deerayton. His seven major vocal cyclesles chansons des roses rilke, midwinter songs graves, cuatro canciones lorca, a winter come moss, madrigali. Morten lauridsen biography, albums, streaming links. Born in colfax, wa, in 1943, lauridsen was raised in portland, or, read full biography. An awardwinning documentary by michael stillwater, shining night a portrait of composer morten lauridsen, was released in 2012. Morten johannes lauridsen born february 27, 1943 is an american composer.
O magnum mysterium, diraiton from les chansons des roses, o nata lux from lux. Rainer maria rilke lived and wrote around the turn of the century in central europe, blending old ideas with popular ones. Morten lauridsens setting of lux aeterna a five movement nonliturgical requiem for choir and chamber orchestraorgan is a rich and intensely moving work. Dirait on in english with contextual examples mymemory. Diraiton by morten lauridsen diraiton abandon entoure dabandon, tendresse touchant aux tendresses. Morten lauridsen how he wrote diraiton classical chops. Diraiton so they say from les chansons des roses hal. He grew up in portland, oregon, and attended whitman college and the university of southern california, where he studied advanced composition. Each of the five connected movements in this choral cycle contains references to light, assembled from various sacred latin texts. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. These works are distributed by the hal leonard corporation. Gelostheit in gelostheit eingebettet rilke, set by morten lauridsen.
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