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Ave Maris Stella
Staff Notation • Sacred, Office hymns
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2 editions of this piece
Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Brian Marble
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Ave Maris Stella by Johann Stadlmayr — Lyrics
Ave, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper Virgo,
Felix caeli porta.
Sumens illud Ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Evae nomen.
Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce
Monstra te esse matrem
Sumat per te preces,
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About Ave Maris Stella
This setting of the familiar Marian antiphon Ave Maris Stella offers a direct and devotional musical expression of its sacred text. The Latin words implore the Virgin Mary, star of the sea, mother of God, and gate of heaven, to hear their prayers, to grant peace, and to protect them from sin and evil. The composer's SATB arrangement emphasizes the solemn beauty of the hymn, which asks for purity and safe passage towards seeing Jesus. The music likely mirrors the text's plea for gentle guidance and divine intercession, rendering a setting of profound spiritual contemplation. The hymn concludes with a trinitarian doxology, honouring God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
