O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio. With this new recording stephen layton and hyperion are clearly out to prove that lauridsens gifts are not just for christmas but for all seasons too now the jury is back. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work where, towards the end, the basses divide into three, the upper two parts are combined in the bass 1 file. Carefully prepared dissonances and use of close harmonies thoughtfully paint the text as a sense of awe and wonder permeate the. Beata virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare dominum. Choir sheet music book by francis poulenc 18991963. For centuries, composers have been inspired by the text of the beautiful 0 magnum my. Bass purchase a live recording purchase a vocal score. O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum ut animalia viderent dominum natum jacentem in praesepio. You have exceeded the maximum number of mp3 items in your mp3 cart.
The warmth and joy of the christmas season imbues these attra. Search o magnum mysterium sheet music at jw pepper. O magnum mysterium lauridsen from cda67576 hyperion. O magnum mysterium by francis poulenc 18991963 octavo.
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. The composer has disclosed that this motet is an affirmation of gods grace to the meeka quiet song of profound inner joy. The piece is intended to express the joy and awe that was felt by the shepherds as they celebrated and worshiped the christchild in the manger on christmas eve. Four motets for christmas o magnum mysterium robert shaw festival singers robert shaw cond. O magnum mysterium tomas luis victoria, john rutter. Choir satb francis poulenc o magnum mysterium sheet music for piano download free in pdf or midi. O magnum mysterium was part of the matins service for christmas. The last of my seasonal favourites uses one of the oldest texts heard at christmas. The rest of the program consists of previously released material, including outstanding performances of morton lauridsens own setting of o magnum mysterium, another of the same text by poulenc, a track from shaws deservedly acclaimed rachmaninov vespers recording get it if you dont have it, a schubert song for male chorus, three shaw. Poulenc motets download free sheet music and scores scorser. Cyberbass is licensed by schott through hfa songfile to distribute this choral learning cd. He was particularly fond of woodwinds, and planned a set of sonatas for all of them, yet only lived to complete four. What are the performing forces of o magnum mysterium.
The first two of the settings of o magnum mysterium that we are going to. Among poulencs last series of major works is a series of works for wind instruments and piano. A sense of wonder and mystery pervades this touching, beautif. Francis poulenc o magnum mysterium sheet music for piano. O magnum mysterium o magnum mysterium from venite adoremus michael john trotta hampton roads music group, llc. O magnum mysterium from three composers perspectives.
Satb unaccompanied a fine fourpart motet for christmas. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Magnum mysterium poulenc pdf buy o magnum mysterium satb by francis poulenc at choral sheet music. David crown, conductor original text and translations. Live recording of o magnum mysterium the choir of somerville college, oxford. Choir midi learning files poulenc christmas motets. O magnum mysterium sheet music composed by francis poulenc 1 of 4 pages. Missa o magnum mysterium kyrie pdf nwc midi missa o magnum mysterium gloria pdf nwc midi missa o magnum mysterium credo pdf nwc midi. For much of the middle ages, matins took place roughly at midnight. 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.
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. As always, robert shaw got the maximum performance out of his singers. Victoria o magnum mysterium the cambridge singers duration. The latin text describes the nativity scene in which christ was born and laid in a manger, and animals were witnesses to the sacrament of his birth.
Lux aeterna for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. There is an excellent performance of this work by westminster cathedral choir on youtube starting here. Hodie christus natus est yeardate of composition yd of comp. Poulenc programme note by steve schwarz on classical net, 1998.
Hearing three different settings of o magnum mysterium by tallis, poulenc, and lauridsen simply blew me away. Calmus ensemble metropolitan museum of art, new york city december 8 20. O magnum mysterium is a responsorial chant from the matins of christmas. O magnum mysterium at once genuinely original and yet reassuringly accessible, the music of morten lauridsen has achieved something of a cult status.
The tonality information is an approximation and is inferred by analyzing the relative frequency of each of the 12 musical notes being. Every time i have a bad day, im planning to play this cd to regroup. A wonderfully expressive a cappella setting of the traditional christmas text. And yet the young spanish composer offers nothing truly revolutionary in the work. O magnum mysterium lauridsen from cda67449 hyperion.
Jacob boehme translated by john sparrow free electronic text edition, 2010 introduction to the electronic edition of mysterium magnum it is with great pleasure that i offer this electronic edition of jacob boehmes work mysterium magnum, part two. O magnum mysterium is a sixpart motet by giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, based on the responsorial chant of the same name, and was written for the celebration of christmas. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Watch the video for o magnum mysterium from morten lauridsens lauridsen.
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. The style heard in o magnum mysterium is typical of music from. O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent dominum natum, jacentem in pr. It became the most popular symbol for the mystery of the selfabasement of god in his incarnation. O magnum mysterium is pervaded by the same tenderness and refinement found in lux aeterna.
Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of. The compelling text of o magnum mysterium, once a nativity responsory from the gregorian times1 has been set to music many times, from the beginning of the renaissance era to the present day. The waveform image is automatically generated after the midi file has been converted by analyzing the resulting mp3 file. Conventional choral wisdom suggests that the american morten lauridsen is a onework wonder and certainly o magnum mysterium is wonderful, with vocal lines that arch out like fan vaulting. Which compositional technique do you hear in o magnum mysterium. Print and download in pdf or midi o magnum mysterium.