Ave Generosa by Hildegard Von Bingen Choir - Digital Sheet Music
By Hildegard Von BingenHildegard von Bingen was a polymath - an abbess, a writer, a theologian, a poet, a botanist and a composer. She wrote about 70 musical works, mostly antiphons, hymns and sequences. This hymn, Ave Generosa, is one of her most beautiful compositions, with elegant construction of the phrases and a distinctive melody souring to the top of the register at the climax of each verse.There are few performing editions, as the original square notation leaves many choices for the performer. This performing edition gives guidance on the rhythm and the harmony. It includes details notes on performance and the edition so any choir can perform from this sheet music. It can be performed SSA or TTB or STB or SAT or any combination.These performance decisions have been made with the benefit of a lifetime of studying and performing music of this period. Performances using this edition are true to the spirit of Hildegard and that period of music and give a beautiful musical experience to the modern listener.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Choir
- Ensembles:
- Choir
- Genres:
- Medieval
- Composers:
- Hildegard Von Bingen
- Publishers:
- C8 Music
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Artist:
- Hildegard Von Bingen
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 3
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1551253
Composed by Hildegard Von Bingen. Arranged by Dominic McGonigal. This edition: pdf. Classical, Medieval. 3 pages. C8 Music #1123679. Published by C8 Music (A0.1551253).Hildegard von Bingen was a polymath - an abbess, a writer, a theologian, a poet, a botanist and a composer. She wrote about 70 musical works, mostly antiphons, hymns and sequences. This hymn, Ave Generosa, is one of her most beautiful compositions, with elegant construction of the phrases and a distinctive melody souring to the top of the register at the climax of each verse.
There are few performing editions, as the original square notation leaves many choices for the performer. This performing edition gives guidance on the rhythm and the harmony. It includes details notes on performance and the edition so any choir can perform from this sheet music. It can be performed SSA or TTB or STB or SAT or any combination.
These performance decisions have been made with the benefit of a lifetime of studying and performing music of this period. Performances using this edition are true to the spirit of Hildegard and that period of music and give a beautiful musical experience to the modern listener.
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