Ave virgo sanctissima (Josquin)
£0.00 – £2.00
We use this canon as a warm up for the whole choir – altos go high, sops go low!
Downloadable files available:
- *Free full vocal score*
- Audio files with pitch and count-in, in equal temperament and quarter-comma meantone
Voice ranges as in thumbnail. More details, perusal score, and audio sample below.
We sell these scores with a licence to print the number of copies you need for your choir.
Discounts on multiple copies:
6-10 | 15% |
11-20 | 20% |
21-30 | 25% |
31-40 | 30% |
41 or more | 35% |
Description
Source: Selectissimae necnon familiarissimae cantiones (Augsburg, 1540; RISM 15407)
Transposition: up sixth from print.
Difficulty: moderately difficult.
Length: 02:45 mins.
Editors/copyright: Deborah Roberts © 2015.
Perusal score: Watermarked. Please click here.
Listen:
Organ reduction
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Text and translation
Ave Virgo sanctissima
Dei mater piisima
Maris stella clarissima
Salve semper gloriosa
Margarita pretiosa
Sicut lilium formosa
Nitens olens velut rosa.
Hail, Holy Virgin
most blessed Mother of God
bright star of the sea
Hail ever glorious
precious pearl
lovely as the lily
beautiful and perfumed as the rose.