Ave Maria
by Rihards Dubra
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir a cappella (SATB choir)

SKU: AN.AMP-0478

Composed by Rihards Dubra. Edited by Kenneth Fulton. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 0478. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-0478).

Dubra/Fulton.

AVE MARIA

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.
Blessed art Thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Rihards Dubra was born in 1964 and studied music theory and composition at the Emils Darzins Music College and the Latvian Music Academy with Juris Karlsons. In 1997 he completed his musical education in LMA with a Masters degree in composition. For several years, he was an organist at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Riga. He is one of the founders and leaders of the group Schola Cantorum Riga. He also works as music theory and composition teacher at Jurmala Music College.

Ave Maria is part of a collection of ten sacred pieces for mixed choir, four of which employ Marian texts and the others similarly well-known words. According to the Church Music Quarterly, October 1995, the general idiom is diatonic, contemporary techniques in choral writing are used freely, and for the discerning choir director who is looking for something quite new to add to the repertoire, this volume will prove to be an intriguing resource book.