Ave verum, Op. 2, No. 1 (Edward Elgar)

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(Posted 2023-12-05) CPDL #77856:

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Editor: William Chimiak (submitted 2023-12-05). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 104 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Children's Chorus with SATTBB at the end

(Posted 2023-12-05) CPDL #77853:

Practice Files:

• MP3 Practice Files: Child Chorus:

Soprano:

Alto:

Tenor:

Bass:

• Midi Practice Files: Child Chorus:

Soprano:

Alto:

Tenor:

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Editor: William Chimiak (submitted 2023-12-05). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 104 kB Copyright: CPDL

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(Posted 2022-03-15) CPDL #68428:

Editor: Holt Skinner (submitted 2022-03-15). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 101 kB Copyright: CPDL

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(Posted 2019-10-18) CPDL #55641:

Editor: Patrick Williams (submitted 2019-10-18). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 64 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Slight re-editing of CPDL #38838 for clarity.

(Posted 2017-03-21) CPDL #43686: Zipped PDF and Audio

Editor: Brian Riedlinger (submitted 2017-03-21). Score information: A4 Copyright: CC BY

Edition notes: Arrangement with original organ part reworked for string.

(Posted 2016-04-10) CPDL #39268:

Editor: Jes Wagner (submitted 2016-04-10). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 1.27 MB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:
On my website https://www.cafe-puccini.dk you will find a version with lyrics in English

(Posted 2016-03-10) CPDL #38838: (Sibelius 4)

Editor: Brian Marble (submitted 2016-03-10). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 62 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Condensed score.

(Posted 2005-10-25) CPDL #10009:

Editor: Toby Wardman (submitted 2005-10-25). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 128 kB Copyright: Personal

(Posted 2002-05-25) CPDL #03607: PDF file.

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2002-05-25). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 50 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Alternative texts included in the score "Jesu, Word of God Incarnate" and "Jesu, Lamb of God, Redeemer". Re-registered as CPDL #12071 on 2006-07-21.

(Posted 1999-01-11) CPDL #00116: (Finale 1998)

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-01-11). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 91 kB Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Ave Verum, Op. 2, No. 1
Composer: Edward Elgar

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB, with Soprano solo
Genre: Sacred, Motet, Eucharistic song

Language: Latin
Instruments: Organ

First published: 1933 in The Church Anthem Book, p. 9
Description: Originally written in 1887 (with Ave Maria and Ave Maris Stella) while Elgar was organist at St George's Church in Worcester as a setting of the Pie Jesu, in memory of William Allen, Worcester attorney for whom Elgar worked as a fifteen-year old. Elgar arranged and orchestrated it as a setting of Ave verum corpus for publication in 1902.

External websites:

Information about this work from The Edward Elgar Society
1973 performance on YouTube (Guildford Cathedral Choir) - Barry Rose

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Ave verum corpus.