O magnum mysterium (Lauridsen)

*O magnum mysterium*
O magnum mysterium
Motet by Morten Lauridsen
	Morten Lauridsen in 2012
Occasion	Christmas
Text	O magnum mysterium
Language	Latin
Composed	1994
Dedication	Los Angeles Master Chorale
Performed	18 December 1994: Los Angeles
Published	1995
Scoring	SATB div.

O magnum mysterium (O great mystery) is a motet for choir a cappella by Morten Lauridsen. He set the text of "O magnum mysterium", a Gregorian chant for Christmas, in 1994. The composition, performed and recorded often, made Lauridsen famous. It was described as expressive ethereal sounds in imperturbable calmness.^[1]

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