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BRUCKNER – Motet ‘Ave Maria’ (1861) – 8 CELLOS

Other Identification:
Anton Bruckner wrote several motets named Ave Maria, with the most famous being this one – the 1861 version (WAB 6) for seven unaccompanied voices. Other versions include one from 1856 (WAB 5) for choir, organ, and cello, and a solo alto version from 1882 (WAB 7) with keyboard accompaniment. These works are known for their piety, seamless flow, and deep spiritual quality, with the 1861 version being celebrated for its sublime simplicity and majesty.

He composed it in Linz in 1861 and it was first performed on 12th May 1861 as music in the Offertorium of a mass in the Linz Cathedral (now the Old Cathedral).

and scored the short work in F major for seven unaccompanied voices. The piece, sometimes named an Offertorium, was published in Vienna in 1867.

Movements or sections:
Bruckner set the prayer in F major and scored it for seven unaccompanied voices SAATTBB. It takes about 4 minutes to perform. The first section of the 51-bar long Ave Maria is based on the Annunciation, the greeting of Gabriel the Archangel to Mary.

The second part is for all voices. It begins in canon on “Sancta Maria”, and evolves by a diminuendo with a point d’orgue on bar 30 (“ora pro nobis”), when Mary is asked to “pray for us sinners”. Bruckner applies his understanding of older styles to express his personal faith with simplicity but “Romantic sensibility of expression”.

Instrumentation: OCTET OF EIGHT CELLOS
(seated in four desks)
Arranged by David Johnstone

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[1 – General Score
[2 – All individual parts

Approximate difficulty: MEDIUM

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