His debut album for decca is an important release of heavenly, bewitching, eternal new choral music for our time. Set to the latin pulchra es amica mea text from song of solomon, this a cappella work is inspired by the beauty of the aurora borealis as seen by the composer in. Ola gjeilo pronounced yaylo was born in norway in 1978, and moved to the united states in 2001 to begin his composition studies at the juilliard school in new york city. The music is all choral largely sacred in nature but not overly pious. His recent and rapid meteoric rise has left a lacuna in literature regarding the composer and his masterwork for double satb chorus and string orchestra, the sunrise mass. Northern lights ola gjeilo satb study version sheet music for. Winter songs is a new album of compositions and arrangements for choir and strings by norwegian composer, ola gjeilo. This is his last 2016 work and it is written for choir, piano, and string orchestra. Shop our newest and most popular ola gjeilo sheet music such as northern lights, ubi caritas and city lights, or click the button above to browse all ola. Charles bruffy was introduced to ola gjeilo by gunilla.
Latin pulchra es text from song of solomon, the music is also inspired by the ethereal aurora borealis phenomenon, or northern lights. Olas published concert works are performed all over the world, and his debut recording as a pianistcomposer, the lyrical crossover album stone rose, was released to critical acclaim in 2007 on the 2l label. He served as composerinresidence with the grammy awardwinning phoenix chorale, which performs his music here under the leadership of charles bruffy. Pulchra es text from song of solomon, the music is also inspired by the ethereal aurora borealis phenomenon, or northern lights.
Many of olas choral works are featured on phoenix choralecharles bruffys cd on the chandos label, northern lights. Ola gjeilos northern lights american chamber chorale. Northern lights ola gjeilo satb study version sheet. Paroles officielles northern lights pulchra es, amica mea lyrics par ola gjeilo. Pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora filia ierusalem. The lines build and then pause in a dissonant chord before moving on to the b section, which again features the melody being passed between the womens parts. Buy northern lights choir fourpart, ola gjeilo isbn 884088493615 at crescendo music. Set to the latin pulchra es text from song of solomon, the music is also inspired by the ethereal aurora borealis phenomenon, or northern lights.
With music inspired by the aurora borealis atmospheric lights, this song will render a most impressive performance. Northern lights ola gjeilo 2008 sheet music for voice. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Northern lights classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The northern lights are happening right now in norway and are reported to be the most intense display of this fantastic phenomenon the country has seen in decades.
Satb a cappella northern lights ola gjeilo 2008 sheet music for voice download free in pdf or midi. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. The northern lights are happening right now in norway and are reported to be the most intense display of this fantastic phenomenon the country has seen in decades i know this because i was having lunch with ola gjeilo recently and he mentioned the northern lights were happening. Northern lights is the first part of a story in three volumes.
Ola gjeilo sheet music free download in pdf or midi on musescore. Fur ssaa frauenchor, chor pdf epub you want, because ola gjeilo. It has a powerful, electric quality that must have been both mesmerising and terrifying to a lot of people in the past, when no one. Ola gjeilo sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. He also talked about the piece hed written of the same name, northern lights. Northern lights ola gjeilo satb study version by sabinowitsj. Sjaella performs northern lights by ola gjeilo in philippus church in leipzig. Northern lights was released in 2012 when he was 34. Gjeilo likes to improvise on piano to some of his a cappella choral pieces, which works very well the entrancing, chantlike, eventually lushly harmonized opening ubi caritas, and in other instances he adds strings, once even a guitar, in an intriguing rhythmicmelodic partnership with piano and string quartet in a setting of a couple of. Looking out from the attic window that christmas in oslo, over a wintry lake under the stars, i was thinking about how this terrible beauty is so profoundly reflected in the northern lights or aurora borealis it is one of the most beautiful.
Northern lights satb ola gjeilo free download as pdf file. Northern lights pulchra es, amica mea paroles par ola. Set to the latin pulchra es amica mea text from song of. In the period 2001 2004 he studied classical composition first in julliard school and than in the royal college of music london. Northern lights, an album by ola gjeilo, phoenix chorale, charles bruffy on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Content is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Northern lights ola gjeilo hal leonard sheet music. Norwegian composer ola gjeilo, born in 1978, received his training at juilliard and has made new york his base of operations. This 2012 cd includes almost all of his published works for mixed voices to date. Chsa 5100 by phoenix chorale, ola gjeilo, charles bruffy from amazons classical music store. Ola gjeilochoir of royal holloway12 ensemble winter. Looking out from the attic window that christmas in oslo, over a wintry lake under the stars, i was thinking about how this terrible beauty is so prfoundly reflected in the northern lights.
The first volume is set in a universe just like ours, but different in many ways. It presents you with a schematic that promises long term pleasure for the sacrifice of immediate accessibility. In our catalog, you can find ola gjeilo sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Video by tom streller audio recordingmastering by michael silberhorn text from song of solomon.
Northern lights elektra womens choir by ola gjeilo published on 20160320t10. Gjeilos a cappella northern lights starts off very quiet and serene, with sopranos and altos taking turns with the melody. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. With music inspired by the aurora borealis atmospheric lights, this song will. Gjeilos pronounced yaylo choral works are published by walton music, wind band works by. See new and popular ola gjeilo songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
The second volume, the subtle knife, moves between three universes. The album features new arrangements of familiar christmas carols in a beautiful and intimate setting, performed by gjeilo on the piano, the string group 12 ensemble, the choir of royal holloway and conductor rupert gough. I will discuss 5 pieces on this album the others all fall into the same general brilliance. Composed in december 2007 in oslo, gjeilo describes what prompted him to write the piece. Olas albums include his 2016 decca classics label debut, ola gjeilo, featuring tenebrae and voces8, as well as his two piano records stone rose, piano improvisations and phoenix chorales northern lights. Northern lights elektra womens choir by ola gjeilo. Northern lights is my most norwegian production in years. Pdf typeset by composer samansays 201584 pub lisher. Browse all ola gjeilo sheet music musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Northern lights is a collection of classical choral pieces from conductor ola gjeilo that range from three minutes all the way to nearly thirteen. Ola gjeilo is a norvegian composer and piano player. Northern lights by ola gjeilo kathryn louderback 21st century, works in depth choir, contemporary, gjeilo, nature so this week i want to introduce you to a 21st century choral piece called northern lights by norwegian composerpianist ola gjeilo.
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