Ave, Maria

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

At a glance

Voicing
SATB
Accompaniment
Organ
Language of the text
Latin
Key
B♭ major
Genre
Sacred
Series
Choir
Available voices
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Score
CPDL / ChoralWiki, ChoralWiki License licence

Chapters, Soprano part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. IN PAIRS — your part and Alto
  7. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  8. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  9. End screen

Chapters, Alto part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. IN PAIRS — your part and Soprano
  7. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  8. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  9. End screen

Chapters, Tenor part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. IN PAIRS — your part and Basso
  7. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  8. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  9. End screen

Chapters, Bass part

  1. Intro
  2. FIRST LISTEN — the whole piece, all voices
  3. RHYTHM READING — the words in rhythm, on one note
  4. SLOW — your part only
  5. FULL TEMPO — your part only
  6. IN PAIRS — your part and Tenore
  7. WITH THE CHOIR — your part highlighted
  8. BALANCE CHECK — all voices equal
  9. End screen

Practise with the player

Notes on the piece

Ave Maria for four mixed voices (SATB) with organ by Edward Elgar (1857–1934), in Latin. The text is the Hail Mary prayer. The tempo is slow: breath control, legato and intonation on the long notes matter most.

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Text and translations

Original text · Latin

Ave, Maria, grátia plena,
Dóminus tecum.
Benedícta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus fructus ventris tui,
Iesus.
Sancta María, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.
Amen.

Traditional liturgical text, given in full: the piece may set only part of it.

Source of the text: la.wikisource.org

Translation: Italian

Ave, Maria
piena di grazia
il Signore è con te
tu sei benedetta fra le donne
e benedetto il frutto del tuo grembo
Gesù
Santa Maria
Madre di Dio
prega per noi peccatori
adesso e nell'ora della nostra morte
Amen

Translated by Traduzione automatica (Claude), non rivista · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Translation not reviewed

Translation: English

Hail Mary
full of grace
the Lord is with you
blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb
Jesus
Holy Mary
Mother of God
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death
Amen

Translated by Traduzione automatica (Claude), non rivista · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Translation not reviewed

Translation: Spanish

Dios te salve, María
llena eres de gracia
el Señor es contigo
bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre
Jesús
Santa María
Madre de Dios
ruega por nosotros pecadores
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte
Amén

Translated by Traduzione automatica (Claude), non rivista · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Translation not reviewed

Translation: German

Gegrüßet seist du, Maria
voll der Gnade
der Herr ist mit dir
du bist gesegnet unter den Frauen
und gesegnet ist die Frucht deines Leibes
Jesus
Heilige Maria
Mutter Gottes
bitte für uns Sünder
jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes
Amen

Translated by Traduzione automatica (Claude), non rivista · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Translation not reviewed

Translation: French

Je vous salue, Marie
pleine de grâce
le Seigneur est avec vous
vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes
et béni est le fruit de vos entrailles
Jésus
Sainte Marie
Mère de Dieu
priez pour nous pécheurs
maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort
Amen

Translated by Traduzione automatica (Claude), non rivista · Licence: CC0 1.0 · Translation not reviewed

Score

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