Work Title
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Ave Maria
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Alternative. Title
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Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach (original title)
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Name Translations
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アヴェ・マリア (グノー); آفي ماريا; อาเว มารีอา; 아베 마리아; Ave Maria (Gounod); 聖母頌; آوه ماریا; 圣母颂; Ave María; Авэ Марыя
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Name Aliases
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Ave Maria de Bach/Gounod; Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod); อาเว มารีอา (กูโน); Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186237080; BNF: 139126203
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Composer
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Gounod, Charles
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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CG 89
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ICG 18
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Key
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C major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1. Andante semplice (73 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1852-53, rev. 1859
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First Performance.
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1853-04-10 in Paris
- Alexandre Batta (violin), Société des jeunes artistes (chorus, orchestra)
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First Publication.
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1853 - Paris: Heugel, Plate H. 1595
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Dedication
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Joseph Zimmermann (1785–1853)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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violin, organ (optional), piano
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Related Works
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Based on J.S. Bach: Prelude in C major, BWV 846
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Extra Information
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Bach's original is 35 bars. The earliest setting, in C major, seems to be the one for violin, piano and optional organ (CG 89a). Other settings from 1853 are for violin solo, 6-part chorus, organ, piano and orchestra, with a different Latin text (Méditation, CG 89). Gounod revised the work into its present form setting the Ave Maria text in 1859 for a concert featuring soprano Caroline Miolan-Carvalho. As noted in Wikipedia, it's not to be confused with his 7 other settings of the same text for various vocal and choral forces, including one based on a different Bach original (BWV 999).
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