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Ave Maria
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ave Maria by Anonymous|, wrongly attrib. to Nicolas Gombert — Lyrics
Have gratia plena, Dominus tecum;
benedicta tu in mulieribus
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About Ave Maria
This setting of the Ave Maria is by an anonymous composer, though it has been wrongly attributed to Nicolas Gombert. The Latin text is a traditional Marian antiphon, a prayer to the Virgin Mary. The composer takes the familiar opening words, 'Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,' and sets them for a substantial choir of six voices: two sopranos, two altos, tenor, and bass. This rich scoring allows for intricate polyphonic writing, characteristic of sacred motets from the Renaissance era, where devotional texts were often explored through complex, interwoven vocal lines.
