Ave maris stella claudio monteverdi biography
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Welcome to Harmonia . . . I&#;m Angela Mariani. The 8th century hymn Ave maris stella--Hail! Star of the Sea--is one of the best-known examples of Marian chant, or in other words, chant associated with the veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Probably the best-known polyphonic setting of the hymn is Claudio Monteverdi&#;s setting in his Vespers of ; but many other composers, right up to the present day, have also set its seven stanzas. This hour we&#;ll listen to some of the captivating settings of Ave Maris Stella that were composed between the 15th and 17th centuries, and then top it off at the end with Monteverdi&#;s, from our featured release: the Dunedin consort&#;s recording of Claudio Monteverdi&#;s Vespers of
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MUSIC TRACK
Laude Novella
Medieval Women&#;s Choir (Margriet Tindemans)
ASIN: BX7WY52 BX7WY52
T. 6: Ave Maris Stella (chant)
T Ave Maris Stella (Faenza codex) [TOTAL: ]
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Claudio Monteverdi —
Vespers
A towering masterpiece of the early Baroque — at once intimate and grand, prayerful and dramatic, exalted and sensual. Monteverdi’s rarely performed Vespers of the Blessed Virgin offers up a dizzying array of textures and sonorities in brilliant instrumental writing, opulent choruses, and moving solo arias and duets. Don't miss this highlight of the classical music season.
Approximate running time: 90 minutes. There will be
NO intermission.
Chorus Director William Jon Gray will give preconcert lectures on Friday, April 1, at pm, and Sunday, April 3, at 2 pm. There will be no preconcert lecture on Saturday, April 2.
Sponsor: The Negaunee Foundation
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PROGRAM NOTES
Born in Cremona on May 15, , Claudio Monteverdi displayed musical talent at an early age. He published a collection of three-part motets when he was only 15, and his first book of madrigals—issued bygd the venetiansk publishing house Gardane—help
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Ave maris stella
Ave, maris stella,
Dei mater alma,
atque semper virgo,
Felix cæli porta.
Sumens illud «Ave»
Gabrielis ore,
funda nos in pace,
mutans Evæ[11] nomen.
Solve vincla reis,
profer lumen cæcis,
mala nostra pelle,
bona cuncta posce.
Monstra te esse matrem,
sumat per te precem [12]
qui pro nobis natus
tulit esse tuus.
Virgo singularis,
inter omnes mitis,
nos culpis solutos
mites fac et castos.
Vitam præsta puram,
iter para tutum,
ut videntes Jesum
semper collætemur.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto
tribus honor unus. Amen.[13]
Hail, star of the sea,
Nurturing Mother of God,
And ever Virgin
Happy gate of Heaven
Receiving that "Ave" (hail)
From the mouth of Gabriel,
Establish us in peace,
Transforming the name of "Eva" (Eve).[14]
Loosen the chains of the guilty,
Send forth light to the blind,
Our evil do thou dispel,
Entreat (for us) all good th