Madrigals by the Renaissance composer Monteverdi provided the inspiration for my own Madrigali . Symbolic images of flames burning and fire recur often in Italian love poems from this era and my cycle on texts employingthis fire motive blends stylistic musical features of the period (word painting modality bold harmonic shifts intricate counterpoint augenmusik etc.) within a contemporary compositional idiom. The music emanates from asingle primal sonority (the Fire-Chord) which opens the piece and is found extensively throughout all six movements in myriad forms and manipulations providing motivic unity to complement the poetic. This cycle ofmadrigals has been designated an American Choral Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts. --Morten Lauridsen

3 Violins 3 Violas 3 Cellos

4 Saxophones

For piccolo oboe clarinet baritone saxophone and trumpet.

4 Trumpets 3 Trombones Parts

For flute oboe clarinet horn and bassoon.

2 trumpets 2 trombones timpani organ.

4 trumpets 2 horns 3 trombones baritone tuba timpani

All parts are in bass clef All parts are in bass clef

For flute clarinet and bassoon.

For clarinet horn trumpet percussion 2 violins viola cello and double bass.

SATB 2 trumpets 2 trombones timpani organ.

For woodwind/brass ensemble piano and percussion - 10 players.

Flexible solo with Strings-One of the most popular pieces from Alan Hovhaness Prayer of St. Gregory is taken from the opera Etchmiadzin and is described as “a prayer in darkness.” The original edition for trumpet and orchestra is adapted here for string orchestra with solooptions for violin flute oboe alto saxophone and trumpet.

Set of parts (5 copies of the score). For flute (or muted trumpet or voice or horn) flute (or violin) violin (or flute) and piano.

For flute 2 violins celesta and percussion.

Set of parts. For piccolo oboe trumpet clarinet and baritone saxophone.

Performance materials on rental.

The composer's reduction for trumpet and piano or orchestra.

For clarinet horn trumpet percussion 2 violins viola and double bass.