Analysis Of Lux Aurumque

The first piece I’m going to talk about is Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre. This piece is a cantata, or a piece that is meant to be sung by a choral SATB choir. Since the choir is not all singing the same pitches, this piece would be texturally polyphonic with the sopranos especially near the end singing a different tune than the rest of the voices. The range between the voices goes from the lowest bass note to the highest soprano note near the solo in the beginning. The timbre of the voices is smooth, with little vibrato, which leads to create the central theme of light. Lux Aurumque meaning “Light and Gold”, all of the elements of this piece come together to form this central theme of illumination. It has an adagio tempo which allows the chords