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Ave maris stella in a 14th-century antiphonary " Ave maris stella " ( Latin for 'Hail, star of the sea') is a medieval Marian hymn , usually sung at Vespers . It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers, as the basis of other compositions.
Gregorian chant of "Ave maris stella " The penultimate section is devoted to the 8th century Marian hymn "Ave maris stella". Its seven stanzas are set in different scoring. The melody is in the soprano in all verses except verse 6, which is for tenor solo. Verse 1 is a seven-part setting.
The plainsong hymn Ave Maris Stella ("Hail, Star of the Sea") dates from about the 8th century. Paschasius Radbertus in the 9th century has an allegorical explanation of the name, writing that Mary is the "Star of the Sea" to be followed on the way to Christ, "lest we capsize amid the storm-tossed waves of the sea."
Title page. Harmonia Caelestis is a cycle of 55 sacred cantatas attributed to the Hungarian composer Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy of Galántha (1635–1713) and published in 1711.
Throughout the centuries Marian music has grown and progressed, and witnessed a resurgence along with the Renaissance, e.g. with the composition of the Ave Maria motet by Josquin des Prez. The tradition continued with a number of great composers up to the late 19th century, e.g. with Giuseppe Verdi 's Ave Maria in 1880 followed by his Laudi ...
Ave Maris Stella 1: When the Salutation Gabriel Had Spoken; Ave Maris Stella 2: Jesus Tender Mother, Make Thy Supplication; Ave Maris Stella 3: So Now as We Journey, Aid Our Weak Endeavor; Ave Maris Stella 4: Amen (Finale) Magnificat 1: My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord; Magnificat 2: For Behold from Henceforth All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed
The mass is one of only four that Josquin based on plainsong, and probably the second to last (the others are the Missa Gaudeamus, a relatively early work, the Missa Ave maris stella, and the Missa Pange lingua; all of them involve, in some way, glorification of the Virgin Mary). [2]
The name Stella comes from the village of that name near Newcastle-upon-Tyne where Hemy was the organist in a local church. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to one account, after playing the organ for evening benediction on Sunday at Stella, he called into the (old) Board Inn at the foot of Stella Lane with some companions and seated at the piano first ...