Ave Vera Virginitas
Date:
1450-1521
Discussion:
We chose this as both tenor and bass lines are rather high, so it can be sung by SAAT as well as by SATB.
Sound:
A couple of recordings we've enjoyed, on YouTube:
- Hilliard Ensemble [3]. Gorgeous, not quite the same tenor line as us (esp. the cadence before the change of metre).
- The Queen's Nightingales [4]. This version really brings out the canon in the soprano and tenor lines.
Composer:
Josquin
Sheet Music:
We're using the Big Lochac Snogbook [5] (page 15).
We might well sing it up a tone (in C, instead of B-flat). It's in a reasonable range for us at either pitch, but with a woman singing the tenor line the lovely canon might stand out a little more if the tenor line is not too low.
We usually singing the first section (in 3/4) twice through, then slow down a little for the 4/4 section, and slow again for the final "amen". Watch the conductor!
Parts:
SATB
Music Categories:
- Singing [6]
Latin