Music Box
for | Clarinet Quintet |
Musical Editions | Score, Parts |
Item no. | 446920 |
Author / Composer | Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach |
Arranger | Lorenzo Bocci |
Level | medium |
Languages | german, english, french, dutch |
Scope | 12 pages; 30.5 × 22.9 cm |
Release year | 2006 |
Publisher / Producer | De Haske |
Producer No. | DHP 1064015 |
ISMN | 9790035082867 |
Over the course of time, many composers have honoured the mother of Jesus with a musical Ave Maria (a Hail Mary). One of the most well-known is that of the French composer Charles François Gounod (1818-1893), who added a melody to the first prelude from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier by the German master-composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). The result is a long, lyrical melody line with a wonderfully built-up curve of tension, floating above a softly sparkling accompaniment. Lorenzo Bocci has arranged the Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod for clarinet ensemble.