"Ave Maria" on a Prelude by J. S. Bach for Viola & Cello Charles Gounod Viola and Cello |
Composer | Gounod, Charles (1818 - 1893) | ||
Instrumentation | Viola and Cello | ||
Sheet central | Ave Maria : Meditation on first Prelude of Bach (161 sheet music) | ||
Style | Romantic | ||
Arranger | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
Publisher | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL | ||
Date | 1859 | ||
Copyright | Public Domain | ||
Added by magataganm, 23 Nov 2014
Ave Maria based on a prelude by J.S. Bach written by
French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859 as the
"Consideration on Bach's prelude". His Ave Maria
consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No.
1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered
Clavier, written by J.S. Bach some 137 years earlier.
I transcribed his original piece for Viola & Cello and found this to be a hauntingly interesting blend of old and new and utilized the rich strings to accentuate transi...(+) |
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