Ave Maria for SATB Choir
by Josquin des Prez
4-Part - Sheet Music

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Choir Sacred SATB choir a cappella (SATB choir)

SKU: PE.NDC003

Composed by Josquin des Prez. Edited by Buxton. Liturgical Use: Marian Feasts. NDC Edition. Text: Latin. Motet; Renaissance. Choral Octavo. 16 pages. Duration ca. 5 minutes. Notre Dame Choir Editions #98-NDC003. Published by Notre Dame Choir Editions (PE.NDC003).

ISBN 9790300766744. Lat.

Possibly the most well-known of Josquin's works, this motet conveys an exquisite sense of form, a directness and simplicity of joyous expression, and an exceptionally clear tonal structure. Quoting the first few lines and the opening melody of a Gregorian chant sequence as a prelude, the composer freely sets a rhymed poem of five stanzas familiar from books of hours (prayer books) dating back to the 14th century. Each stanza begins with the word "Ave" and describes one of the five joyful mysteries of the Blessed Virgin. The motet concludes with a moving personal plea of utmost simplicity and directness: "O Mother of God, remember me.".