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 (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | SATB |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Børn m.m.) | Post-1900, Sacred |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Vokal partitur |
| Sideantal | 8 |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Publisher/Producent | Chester Music |
| Bidragydere | Lukaszewski, Pawel (Composer) |
| Sprog | Engelsk |