Vaclovas Augustinas (1959)
Lithuania
Lux Aeterna
2004
for choir or 12 solo voices
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Lux Aeterna
The size and shape of the place in which the music is performed is particularly important for this composition. The special spatial deployment of the singers is absolutely necessary to convey the structural imagery of the piece. Performance position may be chosen considering the structure of the building.
Options for the performance positions a)
Text
Lux aeterna luceat eis Domine, May everlasting light shine upon them O Lord, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es. with your saints forever, for you are faithful. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine; Grant them eternal rest O Lord, et lux perpetua luceat eis. and may light eternal shine upon them.
Vocal
Lux aeterna
any syncopation should not be emphasized
any syncopation should not be emphasized
enter ver y gently, no accents when syncopated
enter ver y gently, no accents when syncopated
smoothly, no accents when syncopated
smoothly, no accents when syncopated poco
& V ? & & V
smoothly,