Paweł Łukaszewski
Ave Maria
(SATB Double Chorus)
Paweł Łukaszewski
Ave Maria
(SATB Double Chorus)
- Instrumentation 2 Mixed Choirs (SATB)
- Composer Paweł Łukaszewski
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Chester Music
- Order no. CH75207
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Description:
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-exclusivereference 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 sectionof 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).