Pawel Lukaszewski: Ave Maria (Mixed Voice Double Chorus A Cappella)
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Descripción
This piece for double choir (which has a companion Ave maris stella devised for separate performance) is grounded in traditional harmonic progression.
An astonishing build-up of devotional intensity is achieved with near-exclusive reference to the notes of the G major diatonic scale.
At the pinnacle of the piece an electrifying F natural is introduced, which, in combination with an A minor triad, replicates the climactic chord from the development section of the opening movement of Beethoven’s 3rd ('Eroica') Symphony. The ‘Eroica chord’ has iconic status in Polish music, playing a major role in the final movement of Górecki’s famed Symphony No.3 (the 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs').