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 programme notes the cantate choir. We cannot provide them on our website because of regulations. O magnum mysterium by candy smellie free listening on. O magnum mysterium motet v canadian music centre centre. Vocal, medium voice, piano accompaniment sheet music book by morten lauridsen 1943. Program notes, texts, and translations the major focus of todays program is sacred music of the renaissance. 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 e um canto responsorio entoado nas matinas cristas. Poulencin o magnum mysterium teoksen kanssa, mutta tassa olen toivoakseni onnistunut.
The opening item, the ethereal 4part o magnum mysterium, beautifully expresses hushed mystery and the wonder of those witnessing the nativity. Jakob bohme 1575november 17, 1624 a german christian mystic wrote a treatise entitled the mysterium magnum 1623. O magnum mysterium ttbb parr hall warrington, cheshire, united kingdom warrington male voice choir, russell paterson. 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. Dec 24, 2011 the last of my seasonal favourites uses one of the oldest texts heard at christmas. The choral sections are unaccompanied meditations using wellknown latin texts. 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 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. The narration provides a detailed account of the prophecy, conception, birth and first few days of jesus life using bible texts. It is a commonplace that the overwhelming mass of our contemporary art that is exhibited has devolved into mere exhibitionism. O magnum mysterium practice files gloucester choral society. Stream o magnum mysterium by candy smellie from desktop or your mobile device. O magnum mysterium gerald near ma motet for unison choir and organ slowly and mysteriously j ca. 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.
This jacob boehmes famous work on the symbolism of the biblical genesis, the first book of moses. White o magnum mysterium sheet music for choir satb. Sandras music is composed with the sound of expressive voices in mind its alive with spirit and soul, making it a pleasure to explore. Check out o magnum mysterium francis poulenc by sexteto cantabile on amazon music. O magnum mysterium lauridsen from cda67449 hyperion. Reynolds has arranged o magnum mysterium for standard band instrumentation with minimal percussion timpani and suspended cymbal. Genre traditional, catholic, mass, o magnum mysterium, victoria.
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. The last of my seasonal favourites uses one of the oldest texts heard at christmas. To help with your preparations for the two new works, we have created midi and mp4 versions of the files for you to download. Sep 29, 2010 as director of my own new group, i have a couple of latin pronunciation questions concerning o magnum mysterium. 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. The persistence of sacred beauty we no longer have time for the good, the beautiful, or whether or not something is true. English translation o great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn lord, lying in a manger. Beata virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare dominum iesum christum. O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum oh great mystery and wonderful sacrament. Celebrating morten lauridsen o magnum mysterium usc. O magnum mysterium wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen 1943 softcover.
A digital pdf of the teacher resource guide from the teaching music textbook 2. Six firesongs on renaissance italian poems, nocturnes rilke, neruda and agee and lux aeternaand his series of sacred a. First it was the choral masterpiece from lauridsen. O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen performed by kings. 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. As director of my own new group, i have a couple of latin pronunciation questions concerning o magnum mysterium. Jacob boehmes mysterium magnum, part one internet archive. But thick as the harmonies are, they are for the most part extremely soft. The organs role is to accompany and amplify the storytelling.
Poulenc o magnum mysterium ensemble libercantus di perugia direttore vladimiro vagnetti live recording genova, abbazia dei ss. O magnum mysterium from three composers perspectives. 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. The poulenc and lauridsen scores will be provided on the day. Sacrament edit mysterium magnum is often employed in christian theology as a euphemism for sacrament. O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio. O magnum mysterium by morten lauridsen 1943 sheet music. But thick as the harmonies are, they are for the most part extremely soft down to. The author explains many names, places and themes found in genesis.
He studied at the norwegian academy of music oslo and at the manhattan school of music. His motet o magnum mysterium 2007 is dedicated to the international well known marimbaphone player katarzyna mycka. 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. Download and print o magnum mysterium sheet music for choir satb. As one of the more generally joyful composers of the renaissance, its no surprise to hear victorias christmas motet finish with.
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