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MORTEN LAURIDSEN
Morten Lauridsen, 1943- , is an American composer and a long-time professor of Composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Among his early teachers were Ingolf Dahl, Halsey Stevens, Robert Linn, and Harold Owen.
Along with James Mulholland and Eric Whitacre, Lauridsen is arguably one of America's most-performed contemporary choral composers, and writes both sacred and secular music. Much of Lauridsen's appeal comes from his coloristic harmonies via added-note tertian chords.
His five-movement work Lux Aeterna for chorus and orchestra has become popular in the United States, with numerous performances, recordings and radio broadcasts.
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