3 Motets, Op.2 (Elgar, Edward)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 motets
Composition Year	1887
Genre Categories	Motets; For voice, mixed chorus, organ; For voices and chorus with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the organ; Latin language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
  - 2.1.1 Latin Version
  - 2.1.2 English Version
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 Ave Maria (No.2)
    - 2.2.1.1 For Piano (Sánchez Fernández)
3 General Information
4 Navigation etc.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Latin Version

1. Ave Verum
*#412064 - 0.79MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 940×⇩ - David Campbell

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Publisher. Info.	Cantiones Sacrae, No.36 London: Novello and Company, Ltd., 1902.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This scan is a later issuing. English and Latin text
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1. Ave Verum Corpus
*#770288 - 0.10MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2066×⇩ - Holt

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Engraving file (MuseScore)
*#770289 - 0.03MB, ? pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 560×⇩ - Holt

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2. Ave Maria
*#611071 - 1.70MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 237×⇩ - P0mbal

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Language	Latin
Publisher. Info.	Cantiones Sacrae, No.42 London: Novello & Company, Limited, 1907.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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3. Ave maris stella
*#611150 - 1.83MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 170×⇩ - P0mbal

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Language	Latin
Publisher. Info.	Cantiones Sacrae, No.43 London: Novello & Company, Limited, 1907.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Elgar unusually indicated the choir voices as 'SSTB'.
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English Version

1. Ave Verum (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate)
*#601439 - 2.17MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 97×⇩ - P0mbal

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Language	English
Translator	Composer
Publisher. Info.	Novello's Octavo Anthems, No.904 London: Novello & Company, Limited, 1907.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	English version of Ave Verum
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2. Ave Maria (Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory)
*#635382 - 1.98MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 50×⇩ - P0mbal

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Language	English
Translator	James John Cummins (1795–1867)
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Company, Limited, 1907.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	English version of Ave Maria Words by J. J. Cummins
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3. Ave maris stella (Jesu, meek and lowly)
*#611823 - 3.36MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 55×⇩ - P0mbal

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P0mbal (2020/3/3)

Language	English
Translator	Henry Collins (1827–1919)
Publisher. Info.	Novello's Octavo Anthems, No.907 London: Novello & Company, Limited, 1907.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	English version of Ave maris stella Words by the Rev. Henry Collins
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Ave Maria (No.2)

For Piano (Sánchez Fernández)

Complete Score
*#879573 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 183×⇩ - Kuvrot

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Arranger	Jaime Arturo Sánchez Fernández (b. 2001)
Publisher. Info.	Jaime Arturo Sánchez Fernández, 2023.
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General Information

Work Title	3 Motets
Alternative. Title
Composer	Elgar, Edward
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IEE 43
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 motets: Ave Verum (Jesu, Word of God Incarnate) Ave Maria (Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory) Ave maris stella (Jesu, Meek and Lowly)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1887
First Publication.	see below 1902 1907 1907
Language	Latin
Dedication	see below In Memoriam - W. A. obit 27 January 1887 [William Allen] Mrs. Hubert A. Leicester Rev. Canon Dolman, O.S.B., Hereford
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	soprano, mixed chorus (SATB), organ
External Links	WorldCat (No.1)
Extra Information	Each motet published in two versions, with Latin and English words

Navigation etc.

The three motets were composed in 1887. No.1 was originally conceived as Pie Jesu and revised in 1902 as Ave Verum. Nos.2 & 3 were revised in 1907. I see no evidence in Worldcat of publication prior to the revised versions.