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July 2009 
What was the last song you sang?
Posted on Nov 16th, 2008
by 
rudyan
rudyan
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 08, 2008:
This one. Well, humming is more like it. And no, I wasn't a member of the choir here. :) (I wish!)
What can I say about Morten Lauridsen? He's an award-winning contemporary composer of choral music, both sacred and secular. There's something about the way he does harmony that blows me away.
According to musicologist and conductor Nick Strimple (Choral Music in the Twentieth Century), Lauridsen is "the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic, (whose) probing, serene work contains an elusive and indefinable ingredient which leaves the impression that all the questions have been answered... From 1993 Lauridsen's music rapidly increased Randall Thompson as the most frequently performed American choral composer." (as quoted on Lauridsen's official website; the first part of the quote is in reference to the composer's sacred compositions)
O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen)
What can I say about Morten Lauridsen? He's an award-winning contemporary composer of choral music, both sacred and secular. There's something about the way he does harmony that blows me away.
According to musicologist and conductor Nick Strimple (Choral Music in the Twentieth Century), Lauridsen is "the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic, (whose) probing, serene work contains an elusive and indefinable ingredient which leaves the impression that all the questions have been answered... From 1993 Lauridsen's music rapidly increased Randall Thompson as the most frequently performed American choral composer." (as quoted on Lauridsen's official website; the first part of the quote is in reference to the composer's sacred compositions)
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Wonderful! It’s so nice to know that there are still some people who can compose beautiful music. Thanks Ruth, for bringing him to my attention.
Z
wow. I want to learn more about him.
Hair-raising beautiful music! The voices blend together so perfectly and magically! Great to get to know such a great talent, Ruth! Hugs and smiles!
I down loaded one of his albums and I listened to him while I wrote Ruth. I love his music. thank you so much for introducing him to me.
Thank you, friends. Isn't he amazing? I first came across his music by accident a year or more ago, I was looking for something else in the choral music line, I can't even remember what now.
Thanks for sharing your appreciation.