Lux Aeterna by Otto M. Schwarz is a moving chorale for concert band, fanfare band, or string ensemble (Flex 4), created to mark a very personal occasion: The composer was asked to write a work for the funeral of a friend's deceased child. Inspired by the image of eternal light often associated with near-death experiences, Lux Aeterna creates a musical landscape oscillating between grief, hope, and inner contemplation.

The composition deliberately avoids any direct reference to the original Latin text of the Requiem Mass, instead speaking a universal emotional language. Musically, it alternates between calm, pleading, and hopeful passages, raising profound questions about life and transience. The conciliatory major chord concludes, symbolizing inner peace and the promise of light, warmth, and redemption.

Lux Aeterna is an expressive funeral music for a variable wind orchestra and is suitable for memorial services, church events or quiet concert moments.

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Title: Lux Aeterna - Chorale - Flex 4 Score

Cast: Flexband 4

Composer: Otto M. Schwarz

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Work type: Chorale

Level: 2

Duration: 4:18 min

ISMN: 9790502951993

Manufacturer No.: SDP063-21-301