Ave Maria I (Gregorian Chant) Chant group Psallentes in the context of the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat

Chant group Psallentes consists of six professional singers, presenting a vivid performance of late medieval chant. Here you can listen to (part of) the prosa 'Ave Maria' while watching the same in the original manuscript (E-Bc 911, which is a cantorale from Girona). This is from the cd 'Llibre Vermell de Montserrat' RIC 260. Buy the cd at www.ricercar.be - other discs available as well. Check it out!

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[akrasiel1101]

This is easily the most sublime rendition of the "Ave" that I have heard! Does anyone know where I can find the full lyrics to this?

[quijote347]

@akrasiel1101

I'm posting the text in parts:

Ave maria gratia plena. Dominus tecum, virgo serena. Benedicta tu in mulieribus. Quae peperisti pacem hominibus, et angelis gloriam. Et benedictus fructus ventris tui. Qui coheredes ut essemus sui nos, fecit per gratiam. Per hoc autem ave: mundo tam suave, contra carnis jura, Genuisti prolem novum stella solem nova genitura.

[quijote347]

@akrasiel1101 Second part is: Tu parvi et magni leonis et agni, Salvatoris Christi templum extitisti sed virgo intacta. Tu floris et roris, panis et pastoris, virginum regina, rosa sine spina genitrix es facta. Tu civitas regis justiciae, tu mater es misericordiae; Theophilum reformans gratiae, de lacu facis et miseriae.

[quijote347]

@akrasiel1101 Third part is: Ergo maris stella, verbi Dei cella et solis aurora, Paradisi porta. Per quam lux est orta, Natum tuum ora, Nos ut solvat a peccatis, et in regno claritatis quo lux lucet sedula collocet per secula. Amen.

[jlmadill]

Beautiful, but technically speaking, true Gregorian chant is not polyphonic.

[scaranj0410]

gregorian chants are absolutely beautiful

and some of the hardest pieces to ever sing.

[4everjesusrules]

I have to say that as I listened to this, I was moved, thank you so very much

[avemariaclark]

Gloreous! Thanks for posting this. If you enljoyed this, I'm sure that you'll enjoy the American Boychoir singing Ave Maria, music by Richard Clark

youtube.com/watch?v=ZOB7FuMA1N­U

[boxtelton]

@jlmadill Agreed, beyond beatiful, but technically this is not Gregorian chant.

[ZoeAndreini]

God Pig...

[universoeterno1]

Thank you for posting this beautiful Chant. It makes my heart sing too....

[andyjjclarke]

This sounds very much like Greek Orthodox Byzantine chants - the way the phrases work and also a slight durge in the background at certain points throughout the hymn. Never heard anything like it before - wonderful!

[supernatural2029]

what are the lyrics of Ave maria in Latin? who are these people of this group or band?

[liquidkraken]

@jlmadill we can never really know what monks did, and this is not polyphony

[TheTinawiel]

@jlmadill

There was a lot of natural, spontaneous "polyphony" going on, even in Carolingian days. 5ths and 4ths and 8ves "sounded" perfect (hence, close to what we hear today as unisons).

The idea of "pure" monophony (the way we think of it today) for chant is a 19th century conceit, based on misreading/mistranslating people like Guido, et al.

[JenniiCelest]

@jlmadill True :)