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Lauda (I. Montis Dei, II. Hymnus Anima Mea)
for wind ensemble
for The Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Scatterday, Director
Duration: 16:00
for wind ensemble
for The Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Scatterday, Director
Duration: 16:00
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Lauda, latin for “Praise” is a two movement work for wind ensemble, written for Mark
Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble during the fall of 2009. The overall
structure of the work can be understood somewhat loosely as a prelude and fugue.
Both movements explore various uses of counterpoint and contrapuntal devices which
have fascinated me since I first encountered them in works of Bach and others. The
first movement, “Montis Dei,” latin for “God’s Mountains,” is based on a continually
repeating passacaglia, or ground bass. The ground bass is actually a series of
harmonies which grow increasingly complex throughout the movement.
The second movement, “Hymnus Anima Mea,” latin for “Hymn of My Soul,” contains
fugal elements throughout. The music also progresses over a pedal point of B for
much of the movement, until near the end where the pedal ultimately changes. The
fugal subject is inspired by the Alleluia motive from the Christian hymn “Praise My
Soul, the King of Heaven.” This downward scale motive is used in the fugal subject
and developed in various ways. After expositions and episodes which incorporate the
original fugue subject, the subject in inversion, the countersubject, and both in stretto,
the music finally arrives at a climatic point. At this point, the actual hymn tune “Lauda
Anima” (the musical hymn tune of “Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven”) emerges from
the climactic texture, and leads the movement to the end.
I would like to thank Mark Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble for their
continued support of my music and their incredible dedication to musical excellence.
Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble during the fall of 2009. The overall
structure of the work can be understood somewhat loosely as a prelude and fugue.
Both movements explore various uses of counterpoint and contrapuntal devices which
have fascinated me since I first encountered them in works of Bach and others. The
first movement, “Montis Dei,” latin for “God’s Mountains,” is based on a continually
repeating passacaglia, or ground bass. The ground bass is actually a series of
harmonies which grow increasingly complex throughout the movement.
The second movement, “Hymnus Anima Mea,” latin for “Hymn of My Soul,” contains
fugal elements throughout. The music also progresses over a pedal point of B for
much of the movement, until near the end where the pedal ultimately changes. The
fugal subject is inspired by the Alleluia motive from the Christian hymn “Praise My
Soul, the King of Heaven.” This downward scale motive is used in the fugal subject
and developed in various ways. After expositions and episodes which incorporate the
original fugue subject, the subject in inversion, the countersubject, and both in stretto,
the music finally arrives at a climatic point. At this point, the actual hymn tune “Lauda
Anima” (the musical hymn tune of “Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven”) emerges from
the climactic texture, and leads the movement to the end.
I would like to thank Mark Scatterday and the Eastman Wind Ensemble for their
continued support of my music and their incredible dedication to musical excellence.
I. Montis Dei
II. Hymnus Anima Mea
Recorded live performance - unedited.
February 17, 2010
II. Hymnus Anima Mea
Recorded live performance - unedited.
February 17, 2010
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Lauda can be purchased in two formats:
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via email
2. Both score and parts shipped to you.
Shipping costs are included in the prices below.