Desiderata "Desiderata"(Latin: 'things desired') is a 1927 prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. The text was widely distributed in poster form in the 1960s and 1970s. History Max Ehrmann of Terre Haute, Indiana, started writing the work in 1921, ...

" is an early 1920s poem by Max Ehrmann. Desiderata or Desideratum may also refer to:

Books

* '' The Desideratum; or, Electricity Made Plain and Useful'', a book by John Wesley * Desiderata Hollow, a fictional character in ''

Witches Abroad ''Witches Abroad'' is the twelfth '' Discworld'' novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991.Fantastic FictioWitches Abroad (Discworld, book 12) Terry PratchettRetrieved 2009-05-9 Plot Following the death of the witch Desiderata Holl ...

'' by Terry Pratchett * Desiderata Street, a fictional road within Freeside, a space station in "

Neuromancer ''Neuromancer'' is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian author William Gibson. Set in a near-future dystopia, the narrative follows Case, a computer hacker enlisted into a crew by a powerful artificial intelligence and a traumatis ...

" by William Gibson

Music

* Desideratum, a cornet model made by Besson

Classical compositions

* "Desiderata nobis", motet by

Giacomo Carissimi (Gian) Giacomo Carissimi (; baptized 18 April 160512 January 1674) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He is one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque or, more accurately, the Roman School of music. Carissimi established the ...

* Symphony No. 4, 'Desiderata' by

Jaroslav Krček Jaroslav Krček (born 22 April 1939) is a Czech radio producer, conductor, inventor of musical instruments and composer of classical and folk music. Biography Jaroslav Krček was born in Čtyři Dvory, today a part of České Budějovice in South ...

* Symphony No. 6, Op. 70 'Desiderata' by

Carlos Veerhoff Carlos Enrique Veerhoff (3 June 1926 in Buenos Aires – 18 February 2011 in Murnau) was an Argentine-born German composer of classical music. Life and work Carlos Enrique Veerhoff was born with his twin brother, Wolfgang Otto, as premature infan ...

Albums

* ''Desiderata'' (Les Crane album), a 1971 spoken word album with music composed by Fred Werner * ''Desiderata'' (Madder Mortem album), a 2006 progressive metal album * ''Desideratum'' (Synæsthesia album), a 1995 ambient album by Synæsthesia * ''Desideratum'' (Anaal Nathrakh album), a 2014 extreme metal album

Songs

* "Desiderata" (Les Crane song), a 1971 reading of the poem and title track of the Grammy winning album * "Desiderata", a song on the 2004 Lazyboy album ''

Lazyboy TV ''Lazyboy TV'' is the 2004 album by pop music/spoken word project Lazyboy (known as Lazy B in the UK). The album contains trivia, philosophical advice, stand-up comedy and social commentary on American society spoken over contemporary hip hop-esq ...

'' * "Desiderata", a song on the 2006 The Human Abstract album ''Nocturne'' * "Desiderata", a song on the 2024 Mary Halvorson album ''

Cloudward ''Cloudward'' is an album by American jazz composer and guitarist Mary Halvorson, released on January 19, 2024, through Nonesuch Records. It was recorded with her sextet Amaryllis, produced by John Dieterich, and received acclaim from critics. C ...

People

Desiderata of the Lombards Desiderata ( fl. 771) was a queen consort of the Franks. She was one of four daughters of Desiderius, King of the Lombards, and his wife Ansa, Queen of the Lombards. Desiderata was married to Charlemagne in 770 in effort to create a bond betwe ...

(fl. 771), a queen consort of the Franks

Other uses

* ''Desiderata'', plural of a ''desideratum'', the objects of

desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...

(fl. 770–771), wife of Charlemagne *

Kerckhoffs's desiderata Kerckhoffs's principle (also called Kerckhoffs's desideratum, assumption, axiom, doctrine or law) of cryptography was stated by the Dutch cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs in the 19th century. The principle holds that a cryptosystem should be secu ...

344 Desiderata 344 Desiderata is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 November 1892, in Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and th ...

, a main belt asteroid * Desideratum, a horse which won the

Prix du Lys The Prix du Lys is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and it is scheduled t ...

in 2006 * Desiderata Valley, a fictional neighborhood in '' The Sims 2: FreeTime''