O magnum mysterium lauridsen from cda67449 hyperion. The opening item, the ethereal 4part o magnum mysterium, beautifully expresses hushed mystery and the wonder of those witnessing the nativity. Poulencin o magnum mysterium teoksen kanssa, mutta tassa olen toivoakseni onnistunut. Download and print o magnum mysterium sheet music for choir satb. As so many christmasrelated texts do, it explores the immense contrast of sacred and secular, here between the great mystery of god born as a human being and the. Many composers, renaissance to present day, have set this text to. The poulenc and lauridsen scores will be provided on the day. O magnum mysterium by candy smellie free listening on. O magnum mysterium solo soprano, ttb, ttbar panis dei ttbb easy intermediate visit for details of additional titles. Jakob bohme 1575november 17, 1624 a german christian mystic wrote a treatise entitled the mysterium magnum 1623. Celebrating morten lauridsen o magnum mysterium usc.
Dec 24, 2011 the last of my seasonal favourites uses one of the oldest texts heard at christmas. Et admirabile sacramentum, sung once in the first choir and once in the second choir, is sung on predominantly major chords, suggesting a softness of the words. O magnum mysterium practice files gloucester choral society. This jacob boehmes famous work on the symbolism of the biblical genesis, the first book of moses.
Reynolds has arranged o magnum mysterium for standard band instrumentation with minimal percussion timpani and suspended cymbal. As one of the more generally joyful composers of the renaissance, its no surprise to hear victorias christmas motet finish with. O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen 1943 sheet music. Dec 11, 2015 while we cant be sure, the fluid counterpoint of his 1572 motet o magnum mysterium, which sets a matins chant telling of the wonder of the sight of the newborn christ, is worthy of the italian master himself. Omagnum mysterium op 111 the motet o magnum mysterium for soprano soloist, choir and saxophone octet was written at the request of gianfranco brundo for a concert at the end of december, 2007 celebrating the reopening of the cathedral of saint nicolo, noto, sicily. English translation o great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn lord, lying in a manger. Music by morten lauridsen occupies a permanent place in the standard vocal repertoire of the twentiethcentury. Program notes, texts, and translations the major focus of todays program is sacred music of the renaissance.
White o magnum mysterium sheet music for choir satb. O magnum mysterium gerald near ma motet for unison choir and organ slowly and mysteriously j ca. O magnum mysterium plain song setting and the words the version of the plainsong melody of o magnum mysterium, which is presented here, is taken from the liber usualis. O magnum mysterium marcus paus zhdk vocalensemble on. Six firesongs on renaissance italian poems, nocturnes rilke, neruda and agee and lux aeternaand his series of sacred a. For puer natus est nobis 6, the 3part simplicity of the texture is especially lovely, followed by the contrasting, predominantly lowvoiced pastores dicite 7. Beata virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare dominum iesum christum. Stream o magnum mysterium by candy smellie from desktop or your mobile device. The persistence of sacred beauty we no longer have time for the good, the beautiful, or whether or not something is true. Sep 29, 2010 as director of my own new group, i have a couple of latin pronunciation questions concerning o magnum mysterium. The last of my seasonal favourites uses one of the oldest texts heard at christmas. But thick as the harmonies are, they are for the most part extremely soft.
It is a commonplace that the overwhelming mass of our contemporary art that is exhibited has devolved into mere exhibitionism. Zipadeedoodah james baskett 19041948 was an american actor known for his portrayal of uncle remus, singing the song zipadeedoodah in the 1946 disney feature film song of the south. O magnum mysterium ttbb parr hall warrington, cheshire, united kingdom warrington male voice choir, russell paterson. Essentially the piece is a study in lowpitched sonorities in a tonality in the neighbourhood of e flat, except for a brief departure towards the middle. The choral sections are unaccompanied meditations using wellknown latin texts. His motet o magnum mysterium 2007 is dedicated to the international well known marimbaphone player katarzyna mycka. O magnum mysterium is part of a larger work called incarnatio mysteria, or mysterious incarnation, which received its world premiere at avery fischer hall at lincoln center on june 19, 2011. This is a book of some 1900 pages of plainsong, compiled in the 1890s by the monks of the french abbey of solesmes, under the editorship of the then abbot, dom andre. Vocal, medium voice, piano accompaniment sheet music book by morten lauridsen 1943. Sandras music is composed with the sound of expressive voices in mind its alive with spirit and soul, making it a pleasure to explore. We cannot provide them on our website because of regulations. But thick as the harmonies are, they are for the most part extremely soft down to. Check out o magnum mysterium francis poulenc by sexteto cantabile on amazon music. His seven major vocal cyclesles chansons des roses rilke, midwinter songs graves, cuatro canciones lorca, a winter come moss, madrigali.
One familiar example is the liturgical text o magnum mysterium, which originated as a gregorian chant for christmas morning services, and. As director of my own new group, i have a couple of latin pronunciation questions concerning o magnum mysterium. To help with your preparations for the two new works, we have created midi and mp4 versions of the files for you to download. O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio. O magnum mysterium wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Though there are no biblical references to animals at the nativity, they have been depicted there by artists and poets from very early in christian history. While we cant be sure, the fluid counterpoint of his 1572 motet o magnum mysterium, which sets a matins chant telling of the wonder of the sight of the newborn christ, is worthy of the italian master himself. O magnum mysterium from three composers perspectives. O magnum mysterium programme notes the cantate choir. First it was the choral masterpiece from lauridsen. Genre traditional, catholic, mass, o magnum mysterium, victoria. Sacrament edit mysterium magnum is often employed in christian theology as a euphemism for sacrament.
O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen 1943 softcover. O magnum mysterium motet v canadian music centre centre. He studied at the norwegian academy of music oslo and at the manhattan school of music. O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen performed by kings. O magnum mysterium has been used as a chant on christmas morning for well over a millennium, and may date from as far back as the 6th century. O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum oh great mystery and wonderful sacrament. The text of quem vidistis makes two demands of the shepherds, set in contrasting ways by poulenc. The narration provides a detailed account of the prophecy, conception, birth and first few days of jesus life using bible texts. Jacob boehmes mysterium magnum, part one internet archive. O magnum mysterium e um canto responsorio entoado nas matinas cristas. Poulenc o magnum mysterium ensemble libercantus di perugia direttore vladimiro vagnetti live recording genova, abbazia dei ss. A digital pdf of the teacher resource guide from the teaching music textbook 2. The organs role is to accompany and amplify the storytelling. The author explains many names, places and themes found in genesis.