AVE MARIA - Franz Schubert [arr. Kirby Shaw] - MK Womens Choir

AVE MARIA was composed by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert in 1825 as part of his Opus 52. Here, arranged by Kirby Shaw. Performed by The Morris Knolls HS Womens Choir & directed by Brandon Langer. DATE: 11 December 2014 @: WINTER CONCERT 2014 LYRICS: Ave Maria, gratia plena, (Hail Mary, full of grace,) Maria, gratia plena, (Mary, full of grace,) Maria, gratia plena, (Mary, full of grace,) Ave, Ave, Dominus, (Hail, Hail, the Lord) Dominus tecum. (The Lord is with thee.) Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus, (Blessed art thou among women, and blessed,) Et benedictus fructus ventris (tui), (Blessed is the fruit of thy womb,) Ventris tui, Jesus. (Thy womb, Jesus.) Ave Maria! (Hail Mary!) Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, (Holy Mary, Mother of God,) Ora pro nobis peccatoribus, (Pray for us sinners,) Ora, ora pro nobis; (Pray, pray for us;) Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, (Pray for us sinners,) Nunc et in hora mortis, (Now, and at the hour of our death,) In hora mortis nostrae. (The hour of our death.) In hora, hora mortis nostrae, (The hour, the hour of our death,) In hora mortis nostrae. (The hour of our death.) Ave Maria! (Hail Mary!) Schubert died at 31 but was extremely prolific during his lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Appreciation of his music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased significantly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical era and early Romantic era and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century.