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Lux Aurumque
Choral composition by Eric Whitacre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lux Aurumque ("Light and Gold", sometimes "Light of Gold") is a choral composition in one movement by Eric Whitacre. It is a Christmas piece based on a Latin poem of the same name, which translates as "Light, warm and heavy as pure gold, and the angels sing softly to the new born babe".[1] In 2000, Whitacre set a short Latin text for mixed choir a cappella. In 2005, he wrote an arrangement for wind ensemble. The choral version became known through Whitacre's project Virtual Choir in 2009. The piece is also available for men's choir. A performance takes about four minutes.
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Lux Aurumque | |
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by Eric Whitacre | |
![]() The composer conducting, in 2007 | |
Key | C♯ minor |
Genre | choral composition |
Text | Translation of the poem "Light and Gold", by Edward Esch |
Language | Latin |
Composed | 2000 (2000) |
Scoring | 8-part mixed choir a cappella |
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