What language is Ola Gjeilo northern lights?
Latin Pulchra
Set to the Latin Pulchra Es text from Song of Solomon, the music is also inspired by the ethereal aurora borealis phenomenon, or northern lights.
When did Ola Gjeilo write northern lights?
December 2007
Composed in December 2007 in Oslo, Gjeilo describes what prompted him to write the piece: “Looking out from the attic window that Christmas in Oslo, over a wintry lake under the stars, I was thinking about how this ‘terrible’ beauty is so profoundly reflected in the northern lights or aurora borealis…
Where are the northern lights most visible?
Yellowknife, Canada One of the world’s best locations to behold the aurora borealis, Canada is home to 80-90% of all accessible land located under the Aurora Oval, the area with the strongest geomagnetic activity—producing the world’s brightest and most frequent displays of the northern lights.
Who is the composer of Northern Lights?
The Music Of The Northern Lights Alaskan-born composer Matthew Burtner has recorded the sound of the northern lights and created a piece of music called Auroras.
How do you pronounce Ola Gjeilo?
The young Norwegian composer and pianist Ola Gjeilo (pronounced “Yay-Lo”) has released two gorgeous choral albums on Decca Classics over the past couple of years.
Do the northern lights make noise?
Reports of the aurora making a noise, however, are rare – and were historically dismissed by scientists. But a Finnish study in 2016 claimed to have finally confirmed that the northern lights really do produce sound audible to the human ear.
Why don’t you whistle at the northern lights?
They want to take somebody from the Earth to come with them. So they could come down and take you if you look at them or you draw attention. That’s why we say never whistle at them. You’re not supposed to draw attention because they will find you.