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Beata es virgo Maria
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Beata es virgo Maria by Andreas Pevernage — Lyrics
;Version 1
Beata es, Virgo Maria,
quae Dominum portasti creatorem mundi:
Genuisti eum, qui te fecit,
et in aeternum permanes virgo.
Alleluia.
Ave Maria gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
;Version 2
Beata es, Virgo Maria, quae credidisti Domino;
perficientur[perfecta sunt] in te, quae dicta sunt tibi a Domino.
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About Beata es virgo Maria
This motet celebrates the Virgin Mary, addressing her with the salutation "Beata es, Virgo Maria" ("Blessed art thou, Virgin Mary"). The text praises her for carrying the Creator of the world and for her eternal virginity. It also references the Ave Maria, calling her full of grace and stating the Lord is with her. The composer, Andreas Pevernage, sets this Latin text for a rich SSATTB choir. The music explores the sacred and Marian themes with the devotional intensity characteristic of motets from the period.
