Ave Maria (Gounod, Charles)
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Performances
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Cello and Piano
Complete Performance
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Complete Performance
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John Michel, cello
Unindentified pianist
For Keyboard Duet
Complete Performance
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MP3 file (audio)
Uploader: Sven Apitz (6 November 2011)
Wolfgang Apitz, Karl Schwarze
Sven Apitz
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Wolfgang Apitz, 76 years old, played on a Yamaha WX7, Karl Schwarze played on Yamaha Electone HS-8, recorded probably around Dec. 2010. In memory of my father Wolfgang, who passed away suddenly. I uploaded his version, which he wished to be played at his funeral.
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Synthesized/MIDI
For Violin and String Quartet (Karaca)
Computer Performance
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Tolga Karaca
Tolga Karaca
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Scores
Scores and Parts
Complete Score, Organ, Cello Parts
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Uploader: Generoso (6 April 2010)
First edition (Germany)
Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1853). Plate 12832.
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
Complete Score
*#93022 - 0.15MB, 19 pages - 10.0/10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 6456x⇩
PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
Violin Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
Cello 1 Part
*#93024 - 0.04MB, 1 pages - 10.0/10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1938x⇩
PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
Cello 2 Part
*#93025 - 0.03MB, 1 pages - 10.0/10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1002x⇩
PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
Organ Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
Piano Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Tom Potter
Uploader: Tom Potter (15 February 2011)
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Source - Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1853). Plate 12832.
Violin and Piano Score, solo parts [TB]
*#23358 - 1.53MB, 8 pages - 10.0/10 (2) - V/20/19
PDF file, Scanned by Debrecen University
Uploader: Generoso (18 October 2008)
Arthur Seybold (1868-1948)
Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, 1924. Plate A.J.B. 7653.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (Nagata)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Toshi Nagata
Uploader: Toshi Nagata (1 March 2011)
Clarinet Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Toshi Nagata
Uploader: Toshi Nagata (1 March 2011)
Violin Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Toshi Nagata
Uploader: Toshi Nagata (1 March 2011)
Cello Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Toshi Nagata
Uploader: Toshi Nagata (1 March 2011)
Toshi Nagata
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For Violin and String Quartet (Karaca)
Complete Score
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Solo Violin
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Violin 1
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Violin 2
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Viola
*#156513 - 0.06MB, 2 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 117x⇩
Cello
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Tolga Karaca
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For Mixed Chorus and Organ (Igoa)
Complete Score
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Enrique Igoa
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Scored for mixed chorus (SATB) and organ
For String Quartet (Fine)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Elaine Fine
Uploader: Elaine Fine (6 September 2011)
Violin 1 Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Elaine Fine
Uploader: Elaine Fine (6 September 2011)
Violin 2 Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Elaine Fine
Uploader: Elaine Fine (6 September 2011)
Viola Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Elaine Fine
Uploader: Elaine Fine (6 September 2011)
Cello Part
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PDF file, Typeset by Elaine Fine
Uploader: Elaine Fine (6 September 2011)
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These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
For String Quartet (Kowalewski)
Complete Score
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Jakub Kowalewski
For Voice, Violin and Organ (Taupin, Veittes)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Daniel Taupin
Uploader: Coulonnus (8 September 2011)
Engraving files (MusiXTeX)
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ZIP file, Typeset by Daniel Taupin
Uploader: Coulonnus (9 February 2012)
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For Cello and Piano (Crowell)
Cello Part
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To be played an octave higher
For Voice and Piano (Gounod)
Complete Score (E♭ major)
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PDF file, Scanned by Library of Congress
Uploader: Choul (4 April 2011)
Latin / English
Frederic Woodman Root (1846-1916), English text
Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1885. Plate 4509=3.
Cleaned 600 dpi B/W.
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
Complete Score (F major)
*#05775 - 2.03MB, 3 pages - 4.4/10 (17) - V/V/C - 19303x⇩
Latin
Leipzig: Unidentified publisher, n.d.(ca.1910).
Complete score (G major)
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PDF file, Typeset by Pierre Gouin
Uploader: Pierre Gouin (27 September 2011)
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2010
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For Piano 4 hands (Rummel)
Primo and Secondo Parts
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Joseph Rummel (1818–1880)
Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1867). Plate 18885
600 dpi monochrome. Not cleaned.
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
For Organ solo (Taupin, Veittes)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Daniel Taupin
Uploader: Coulonnus (8 September 2011)
Engraving files (MusiXTeX)
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ZIP file, Typeset by Daniel Taupin
Uploader: Coulonnus (9 February 2012)
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is also No.16 of Petites pièces pour Plaire (Taupin, Daniel)
For Organ solo
Organ Score - solo part written in manuscript (bottom staff)
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Unidentified publisher, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate E. 1461 B.
Red notes = Pedal obligato
For Piano solo (Gounod)
Complete Score
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Unidentified Publisher, n.d. Plate Th.Ed.1321.
Cleaned 600 dpi B/W.
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Complete Score
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PDF file, Scanned by Unknown
Uploader: WilliamBunting (5 September 2011)
Mainz: Schott, n.d.(ca.1856). Plate 12756.
Misleading title page and covers: Not the original version
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
For Piano solo (Maylath)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Scanned by Library of Congress
Uploader: Choul (12 November 2010)
Henry Maylath (1827-1883)
New York: William A. Pond & Co., 1882. Plate 10348.
Cleaned 600 dpi B/W.
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
For Piano Solo (Perry)
Complete Score
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Uploader: PianoGoddess (27 November 2010)
Phil. B. Perry (1859-1953)
Sedalia: A.W. Perry's Sons, 1921.
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Commercial Recordings
| Title | Artists |
|---|---|
| The Ave Maria Album | Helmuth Froschauer, Roberto Abbado, George Stoll, ... |
| Ave Maria | Gunther Arndt, Karl Richter, Ettore Gracis, ... |
| Kiri Te Kanawa - Ave Maria | Kiri Te Kanawa, Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral |
| Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias | George Frideric Handel, Giulio Caccini, Charles Gounod, ... |
| O Holy Night / Luciano Pavarotti | Luciano Pavarotti |
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General Information
| Work Title | Ave Maria |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach (original title) |
| Composer | Gounod, Charles |
|---|---|
| Year/Date of Composition | 1853 |
| First Publication | 1853 |
| Language | Latin |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Violin (or cello) and piano (Organ, 2nd cello ad lib.) |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
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