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“Ave Maria...virgo serena” by Josquin des Prez

“Ave Maria...virgo serena” by Josquin des Prez (c. 1450 – 1521) Arianna Aerie & Samantha Arten, soprano Nancy Bristol & Olivia Roland, alto Jeffrey Ballard & Tristan Frampton, tenor Kevin Warner & Shawn Neace, bass Audio courtesy Barry Hufker Videography by Pat Weaver Early Music Missouri presented its annual Christmas concert in 2024 with “Sing Noel! Christmas Music from the High Renaissance,” featuring our EMMo Vocal Ensemble and Renaissance Band. The entry for Josquin in Oxford Music Online notes that “Ave Maria ... virgo serena” held place of honor as the first piece in Petrucci’s first collection of published motets in 1502. Such recognition reflects the work’s popularity as well as its quality. Josquin links the imitative sections of overlapping and echoing counterpoint with contrasting periods that feature paired voices or moments of conjoined homophony. The piece is anything but simple, yet its evocation of direct simplicity reflects the Christmas story while its polished beauty conveys the solemnity of the Christmas miracle. Its closing line—a restrained plea that the Virgin remember us—brought our concert to a sublime conclusion. Visit earlymusicmissouri.net for more information and to subscribe to our newsletter.