Ave Maria (Gounod on Bach's Prelude in C,BWV846) Het "Ave Maria" (of Weesgegroet) is een gebed dat gedeeltelijk gebaseerd is op de bijbelse groet van de Aartsengel Gabriel en Elisabeth aan de Maagd Maria (Lukas I, vers 28) en gedeeltelijk op vijftiende eeuwse teksten. Heel wat componisten (o.m. Josquin, Verdi, Schubert en Gounod) hebben dit gebed op muziek gezet. Zo baseerde Schubert zich op een Duitse vertaling van een gedicht uit Walter Scotts gedicht "The Lady of the Lake". Even bekend is het Ave Maria van Bach/Gounod dat bestaat uit de Eerste Prelude van Bachs "Wohltemperierte Klavier" met Gounods "Méditation" als contrapunt.
Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus, tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, sancta Maria,
Maria, ora pro nobis nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora, in hora mortis nostrae. Amen! Amen! Ave Maria, Bach -Gounod version In 1853 Ch. Gounod made variation on the 1st prelude of Bach 's "Well-tempered Clavier" for violin and piano and six years later the words to Ave Maria song were added and this made Bach- Gounod version so popular
Tekst Ave Maria, gratia plena. Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
Vertaling Wees gegroet, Maria, vol van genade. De Heer zij met u, gezegend zijt gij onder alle vrouwen en gezegend is de vrucht van uw schoot, Jezus. Heilige Maria, Moeder Gods, bid voor ons, zondaars, nu en in het uur van onze dood. Amen
Traditional text set by J.S. Bach, F. Gounod Latin: Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei Ora pro nobis peccatoribus Nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. English: Hail Mary, full of grace The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us sinners Now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
BachGounod Ave Maria
This song is an unusual song. This leider is a composition of two different composers living at very different times. Bach, who lived from 1685 to 1750 wrote a beautiful prelude included in the WellTempered Clavier. Yet Charles Gounod, who lived from 1818 to 1893 wrote the lovely melody that we hear. Gounod used Bach's prelude to create this beauty that we usually hear at Christmas time. Ave Maria has many variations created by others, but this is my favorite. In the past, it wasn't unusual when composers and musicians played on other's music and themes, producing something different or outstanding. It was a part of the creativity of music. Years later was when a well known Catholic prayer was added as the lyrics that most of us are familiar with today.