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Through the well-known first theme of its opening Prelude, Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s spectacular Te Deum has become the best-known of all French baroque grands motets. Prepared by the distinguished French baroque scholar Lionel Sawkins from the composer’s original manuscript, this is the first authoritative performing edition of the work, arranged for unaccompanied SATB chorus.
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Britten’s Chorale is a setting for unaccompanied SSAATTBB of a French carol dating probably from the 17th century, entitled Romancero, although more commonly known as Picardy.
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Morten Lauridsen is most noted for his vocal cycles and sacred motets, which are performed extensively throughout the world. He is Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music in the United States. The Madrigali: Six ‘Fire Songs’ on Italian Renaissance poems were premiered in Los Angeles in 1988.Each of the six poems […]