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The "Ave maris stella" was highly influential in presenting Mary as a merciful and loving Mother. [6] "Much of its charm is due to its simplicity". [7] The title "Star of the Sea" is one of the oldest and most widespread titles applied to Mary. The hymn is frequently used as a prayer for safe-conduct for travelers. [8]
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. Verses 2 and 3 are the same vocal four-part setting, verse 2 for choir 1, verse 3 for choir 3
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 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 ...
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]
3:40: 7. "Ave Maris Stella (Hymn from Vespers of the Blessed Virgin)" The King's Consort: 9:05: 8. "Pavan: The Cradle" The Rose Consort of Viols: 3:50: 9. "Ave Maria" Ashana: 9:42: 10. "Regina Coeli" Huelgas Ensemble: 6:12: 11. "Nesciens Mater" The Monteverdi Choir: 6:51: 12. "Lux Aurumque" UNLV Wind Orchestra: 4:48: 13. "Ave Maria (Méditation ...
Outstanding amongst her vocal works are her setting of the Latin hymn, Ave Maris Stella, for unaccompanied SATB (1973), and Six Poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins, for contralto and string sextet (1958). The cycle is book-ended by two of Hopkins' best-known poems, Pied Beauty and Windhover , her music perfectly matching the rhythmic subtlety of the ...