"Ave Maria" for 7 Voices, WAB 6, is Anton Bruckner's second, and most popular, of three settings of the Latin "Ave Maria" . He composed it in 1861to commemorate the founding of a local choral group, the Liedertafel Frohsinn, of which Bruckner was then the director. . It starts with female voices in gentle harmony, then male voices add complexity until all join together for three proclamations of Jesus. Then the music builds in waves until the words "hora mortis nostrae", then gently fading into the "Amen".
Alto 1. All SATB parts are on the Choirparts channel.
Latin Lyrics:
Avē Marīa, grātiā plēna,
Dominus tēcum. Benedicta tū
in mulieribus, et benedictus
frūctus ventris tuī, Iēsus.
Sāncta Marīa, Māter Deī,
ōrā prō nōbīs peccātōribus,
nunc et in hōrā mortis nostrae. Āmēn.
Sample Latin Pronunciation:
AH-veh Mah-REE-ah , Grah-tsee-ah PLEH-nah.
Daw-mee-noos TEH-koom , beh-neh-Deek-tah TOO
EEN Moo-lee-EH-ree-boos, EHT Beh-neh-DEEK-toos
FROOK-toos VEHN-trees TOO-ee Yeh-soos
SAHNK-tah Mah-REE-ah MAH-tehr DEH-ee
AW-rah PRoh No-bees Pehk-kah-Taw-ree-boos
NOONK EHT EEN Ohr-rah Mowr-tees Noh-streh AH-mehn.
English:
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou
amongst women, and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen
