(from Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). For Choral (SATB). Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 6 pages. Peermusic #61652-121. Published by Peermusic

(SATB, Jazz Choir a cappella). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). Arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith. SATB DV A Cappella. Peermusic Classical. 14 pages. Peermusic #70049-121. Published by Peermusic

(from Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). For Choral (SATB). Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Peermusic #61650-121. Published by Peermusic

(SATB and orchestra score). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). Score. Peermusic Classical. 60 pages. Peermusic #61925-186. Published by Peermusic

(from Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). For Choral (SATB). Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Peermusic #61646-121. Published by Peermusic

Piano (SATB) SKU: HU.F0571533825 Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Choral. Choral Programme Series. Nocturnes. Softcover Book. 32 pages. Faber Music #F0571533825. Published by Faber Music

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 4 pages. Peermusic #62330-122. Published by Peermusic

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). TTBB. Peermusic Classical. 12 pages. Peermusic #62366-120. Published by Peermusic

(SATB Vocal Score). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB Score. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 56 pages. Peermusic #61911-122. Published by Peermusic

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 12 pages. Peermusic #62126-122. Published by Peermusic

(String Quartet). By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). For String Quartet (Score and Parts). Peermusic Classical. 12 pages. Peermusic #70019-759. Published by Peermusic

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB A Cappella. Peermusic Classical. 12 pages. Peermusic #61919-121. Published by Peermusic

(Now you are mine). Composed by Morten Lauridsen (1943-). Peermusic Classical. Octavo. 12 pages. Peermusic #70150-122. Published by Peermusic (HL.213094).

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB A Cappella. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 16 pages. Peermusic #62023-121. Published by Peermusic

By Morten Lauridsen (1943-). SATB. Peermusic Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Peermusic #62180-121. Published by Peermusic

SATB Choir a cappella

SKU: BT.PMC3603

From Nocturnes. Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Peermusic Classical. Classical. Choral Score. 14 pages. Peermusic Classical #PMC3603. Published by Peermusic Classical (BT.PMC3603).

Four poems sharing a common motif of 'Night' provide the texts for my choral cycle Nocturnes, the American Choral Directors Association's commissioned work for its 2005 national convention. For Rilke's atmospheric Sa nuit d'ete,several melodic themes are supported by dense, colorful harmonies in both the choral and piano parts, leading to a climactic section where all are combined and stated simultaneously. Neruda's Soneto de la Noche, from his CienSonetos de Amor, speaks of an eternal love that transcends death while reaffirming life. My a cappella setting of this gorgeous poem is predominantly quiet, serene and folk-like, utilizing direct harmonies accompanying long,lyrical vocal lines. Agee's wondrous Sure on this Shining Night is set much like a song from the American musical theater, a genre for which I have held a life-long esteem. Rilke's poignant Voici le soir recalls the opening bellsounds and jazz-tinged chords of the first movement and serves as an epilogue, quietly concluding this cycle of night songs as darkness descends. --Morten Lauridsen.

SATB Choir and Piano

SKU: BT.PMC3297

From Les Chansons des Roses. Composed by Rainer Maria Rilke. Arranged by Morten Lauridsen. Choral Score. 8 pages. Peermusic Classical #PMC3297. Published by Peermusic Classical (BT.PMC3297).

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, deftly crafted and elegant in their imagery. These exquisite poems are primarily light, joyous and playful, and the musical settings are designed to enhance these characteristics and capture the delicate beauty and sensuousness of the poetry. Distinct melodic and harmonic materials recur throughout the cycle, especially between Rilke''s poignant 'Contre qui, rose' (set as a wistful nocturne) and his moving 'La rose complète.' The final piece, 'Dirait-on,' is composed as a tuneful chanson populaire, or folksong, that weaves together two melodic ideas first heard in fragmentary form in preceding movements. 'Les Chansons des Roses' was premiered and recorded in 1993 by Portland, Oregon ''s celebrated chamber choir, Choral Cross-Ties, conducted by Bruce Browne. The complete cycle has been widely performed since then and also recorded by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Nordic Chamber Choir and tonight's performers, the Donald Brinegar Singers. (Morten Lauridsen).

Mixed Choir a cappella

SKU: BT.PMC3676

Mixed chorus a cappella. Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Score Only. 8 pages. Peermusic Classical #PMC3676. Published by Peermusic Classical (BT.PMC3676).

These two anthems are examples of Lauridsen's style in embryo, as it were, for both were written while the composer was just twenty-seven years old. Both anthems evince the contrapuntal mastery that would prove an enduring featureof the composer's technique. The pure and austere lines of I will lift up mine eyes, an a cappella setting of Psalm 121, evoke ancient organum and the imitative devices of Medieval polyphony. Complex chord structures and elaboratecanonic procedures give O come, let us sing unto the Lord a sense of inexorable forward momentum. The coruscating organ part further enhances the prevailing mood of joy that pervades this anthem. --Byron Adams.

SATB Choir

SKU: BT.PMC3456

Composed by Morten Lauridsen. Choral Score. 20 pages. Peermusic Classical #PMC3456. Published by Peermusic Classical (BT.PMC3456).

Latin.

A setting of an antiphon for Maunday Thursday, Ubi caritas et amor was written in 1999 in memory of the choral conductor and scholar, Richard H. Trame, SJ. In this motet, Lauridsen subtly adapts the plainchant melody, adorning itwith contrapuntal elaborations that create a glowing nimbus of sound. -- Byron Adams.