O Magnum Mysterium

By Morten Lauridsen

This will replace the Victoria setting in your choir's repertoire. Not too difficult, but execution requires discipline, cross-relations are the biggest challenge for less experienced singers. A joy to conduct.

I performed this piece in a high school choir, and like few others do I recollect its beauty. Its execution, when performed in a setting appropriate for sacred choral music by a seasoned choir, is simply glorious. It is quite frankly a masterpiece.

When I first heard this song, I almost cried. It is very beautiful. I liken it to Stopford's Ave Verum or Ames' In Remembrance. All fantastic.

This piece has a wonderful sound world, which is especially effective in venues with great acoustics. It terms of the actual notes, the piece isn't too hard. The difficulty, as with any slow piece, is maintaining the tone and intensity of the piece. Magnum Mysterium is a well known...

and is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Although there is no IMAGE of this piece, one will be provided if you contact sheetmusicplus.com. The quality of the music is excellent, although the pages are not stapled together so it is possible for the inside pages to fall out. EXCELLENT delivery - the item took 6 days from purchase to arrive here in the UK. Sheetmusicplus.com continue to provide fantastic service.