Sunday, October 11, 2009

'Ljoset over landet dagna' ... sheet music

Two more links to information about "Ljoset over landet dagna" (Norwegian) or "Lux illuxit laetabunda" (Latin), a medieval hymn to St. Olav, patron saint of Norway. The hymn is derived from a musical sequence associated with Olsok, the saint's July 29 festival day, and pilgrimages to the cathedral at Nidaros (Trondheim.) It is No. 741 in the current (1985) hymnal of the State Church of Norway

Both have the hymn written out in standard notation. A MIDI file is available at Martin's Magazine personal website of Norwegian folk tunes.

Ljoset yver landet dagna (LH615)
... Tekst: Lux illuxit lætabunda, 1100-t
Melodi: Norsk middelalder (Lux illuxit lætabunda)
Bearbeidelse: Wolfgang A. Plagge 2000
Oversettelse: Bernt Støylen 1923

Also a PDF file ...

Hjelpestoff Kyrkjearkitektur og kyrkjemusikk
Vi legger også ved et vers av salmen LJOSET OVER LANDET DAGNA. Den står i den nye koralboken på nr. 741. Salmen bygger på en melodi fra Olavs-musikken fra ...
www.os.hordaland.no/dav/de557b662f.pdf

Later: A link to catalog entry for "Lux Illuxit Laetabunda" by Andrew Smith as follows:
For Mixed Choir, a cappella. This edition: NH37. Choral octavo. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193355583).

ISBN 9780193355583.

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied Set to the text of a 12th-century Sequence in honour of the martyr St Olav and characterized by a mellifluous plainchant-style melody, this glorious motet pulses with understated intensity.
Price: $2.03 ~ 10% off. Minimum order 6 copies.

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