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

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

Practice Files for the Children Chorus with SATTBB:

• MP3 Practice Files: Children Chorus:   Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

• Midi Practice Files:Children Chorus:   Soprano:   Alto:   Tenor:   Bass:  

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:   Bass:  

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

Edition notes:

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

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

Edition notes:

• (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.