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').
Ave Maria
| Instrument | SATB |
| Genre (Fx Pop, Rock, Barn m.m.) | Post-1900, Sacred |
| Typ (fx Lärobok, samling m.m.) | Vocal partitur |
| Sidor | 8 |
| Media | Noter |
| Publisher/Producent | Chester Music |
| Bidragsgivare | Lukaszewski, Pawel (Composer) |
| Språk | Engelska |