Lindley Ave Maria

A setting for Gordon Stewart and the BBC Radio 4 Pilgrim Choir
Ave Maria
Words: St Luke and anon. Medieval
RSCM ANTHEMS CODE: RA540 SATB & organ
Music: SIMON LINDLEY (b. 1948)
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© 2003 Simon Lindley. Exclusively licensed to The Royal School of Church Music. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
The organist may provide additional support for the singers in the SATB sections, while not impeding the simplicity of the setting. All phrases should ebb and flow naturally, both in timbre and rhythmic flexibility.
The original version of this work, for upper voices, is published by Banks Music Publications, The Old Forge, Sand Hutton, YorkYO41 1LB and available from RSCM Music Direct.
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