Gabrieli: Beata es, Virgo Maria
Mixed Voices (SATB+)
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Publisher: Cathedral Press
ISBN: CCL205
The six-part motet Beata es, Virgo Maria appeared in the 1597 publication. Although it is one of the collection's more modestly laid-out pieces, it demonstrates many of the stylistic features characteristic of the composer, notably a well judged balance between homophonic and polyphonic writing, energetic cross-rhythms and answering phrases between upper and lower voices. The work, for the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, is suitable for all Marian feasts.