Ave Maria [HL:14019534]

Ave Maria [HL:14019534]

Chester Music

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UPC:
884088659554
Composer:
Pawel Lukaszewski
EAN:
0
Instrumentation:
SATB
Minimum Order Quantity:
5
Pages:
8
UPC:
884088659554
Format:
SSAATTBB a cappella
Subtitle:
Mixed Voice Double Chorus a cappella. Music Sales America
Original Currency:
USD
Vendor:
Hal Leonard
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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”).