Ave Maria
Mixed Voice Double Chorus a cappella

Composer: Pawel Lukaszewski
Pawel Lukaszewski
Publisher: Chester Music
Category: Classical
Series: Music Sales America
Format:
Voicing: SATB

This piece for double choir (which has a companion Ave maris stella devised for separate performance) is grounded in traditional harmonic progression. An astonishing build-up of devotional intensity is achieved with near-exclusive reference to the notes of the G major diatonic scale. At the pinnacle of the piece an electrifying F natural is introduced, which, in combination with an A minor triad, replicates the climactic chord from the development section of the opening movement of Beethoven's 3rd (Eroica) Symphony. The Eroica chord has iconic status in Polish music, playing a major role in the final movement of Górecki's famed Symphony No. 3 (the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs).

Inventory # : 14019534
UPC: 884088659554
ISBN:
Publisher Code: CH75207
Width: 6.75"
Length: 9.75"
Height: 0.054"
Product Weight: 0.1 lbs.
Number of Pages: 8