Lux Aurumque

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Eric Whitacre conducts, 2007

Lux Aurumque (light and gold) is a one-movement composition by Eric Whitacre . He wrote the work in 2000 on a Latin poem for mixed choir a cappella . In 2005 he made a composition for wind orchestra . There is also a version for male choir. The version for mixed choir became known through his project Virtual Choir .

Story and words

The composer was inspired by a short poem in English, "Light and Gold", by Edward Esch (* 1970), which begins with the word "Light" and addresses the singing of angels for the newborn ("... angels sing softly to the new-born baby "," ... angels sing softly for the new-born baby "). Charles Anthony Silvestri wrote a translation in Latin at Whitacre's request. The work was composed in 2000 for the choir Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and Dr. Dedicated to Jo-Michael Scheibe. It was released by Walton Music in 2001 . In 2005, Whitacre wrote a version for wind instruments that was first performed at the Texas Music Educators Association's annual conference and is dedicated to Gary Green. He also arranged it for male choir.

The version for mixed choir became part of Whitacre's project Virtual Choir. The video, a compilation of recordings by 185 choirists from twelve countries, was posted on YouTube in 2010 and has since been viewed more than 5 million times.

In 2014 an extended version was published under the title Lux Nova - 'Lux Aurumque reimagined'. The theme of 'Bliss' (Fly to Paradise) was inserted from bar 21.

music

The composition in 48 bars, in C sharp minor , is entitled “ Adagio , Molto Legato”. It is set for SATB , all voices are usually divided into two parts, a solo soprano is required in bars 5 to 7, the soprano is divided into three parts from bar 34 to the end. Unlike other works by the composer, the piece is suitable for church services, especially at Christmas . Whitacre's music has been described as "softly spoken, deeply harmonic and tuneful, but making use of unusual rhythms and sound balancing to create highly textured music" (quiet, very harmonious and melodic, with unusual rhythms and sound combinations in a fine sound fabric) .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lux Aurumque ( English ) In: recmusic.org . Retrieved on May 21, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.recmusic.org  
  2. ^ A b Charles Anthony Silvestri: Lux Aurumque ( English ) In: web.mac.com . 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ Lux Aurumque ( English , PDF; 227 kB) In: Walton Music . 2000. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Lux Aurumque ( English , PDF; 2.3 MB) In: bandamusicabelmonte.es . 2005. Accessed on May 21, 2012.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bandamusicabelmonte.es  
  5. ↑ a b Choral Newsletter ~ Summer 2010 / The Choral Music of Eric Whitacre ( English ) In: spectrum-music.com . 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 22, 2012.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spectrum-music.com
  6. ↑ Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir performance of Lux Aurumque ( English ) In: ChesterNovello . 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ Album review: Eric Whitacre, Light & Gold ( English ) In: Scotsman . December 12, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2012.