“Ave Maria” for Voice and Organ

Original title: Ave Maria (“Hail Mary”). An original work by Oleg Yanchenko for voice and organ, setting the traditional Latin Catholic prayer. It was composed no later than 1987; the exact...Read more

Original title: Ave Maria (“Hail Mary”). An original work by Oleg Yanchenko for voice and organ, setting the traditional Latin Catholic prayer. It was composed no later than 1987; the exact composition date is not established.

The vocal line unfolds over continuously moving figures in the organ accompaniment and sustained pedal bass notes.

Latin text in the order of the score, including repetitions:

Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
gratia plena,
Dominus tecum,
benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus.

Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria,
Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus,
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.

Ave Maria, Ave Maria, Ave Maria.
Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.