Date of Award

5-2013

Degree Name

Master of Music (MMUS)

Department

Music

Advisor(s)

Bradley P. Ethington

Second Advisor

Justin J. Mertz

Third Advisor

James T. Spencer

Keywords

Band, Lauridsen, Magnum, Mysterium, Reynolds, Transcritpion

Subject Categories

Music

Abstract

Morten Lauridsen is one of the most prominent choral composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. O Magnum Mysterium, a sacred motet, is one of his most popular compositions. In collaboration with Lauridsen, H. Robert Reynolds created a transcription for wind band. Premiered in 2004, Reynold's transcription quickly joined the ranks of other respected transcribed choral works in the wind band repertoire. While there is only one major difference between the two versions, there are many minuet differences found in the phrasing, texture and tessitura.

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Open Access

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