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Music by
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ONS,Ave Generosa
Ave, generosa, Hail, girl of a noble house,
gloriosa et intacta puella, shimmering and unpolluted,
tu pupilla castitatis, you pupil in the eye of chastity,
tu materia sanctitatis, you essence of sanctity,
que Deo placuit. which was pleasing to God.
-Hildegard von Bingen
About the Composer
Ola Gjeilo was born in Norway in 1978 and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his
composition studies at the Juilird School in New York City, where he currently resides and
works as a full-time composer.
Ola’s albums include his 2016 Decca Classics label debut, Ola Gjeilo, featuring Tenebrae and
Voces8, as well as his two piano records (Stone Rose, Piano Improvisations) and Phoenix
Chorale's Northern Lights.
Gjello’s (pronounced Yay-lo) choral works are published by Walton Music, wind band works by
Boosey & Hawkes, and piano pieces by Walton Music and Edition Peters.
For more information, visit olagjeilo.com or find Ola on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Duration: Approx. 4:30Commissioned by and dedicated to 3
the Norwegian Girls' Choir, Anne Karin Sundal, conductor
Ave Generosa
SSAA
Text by Music by
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN (1098-1179) OLA GJEILO
4.96 tin two)
Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto1
A-ve, ge-ne
of
Alto2
A-ve, ge-ne - 1 - a, glo - Ti-0- san
et in-tac
ta pu-el -
ee eepil- la cas - ti - ta - tis, tu__ ma - te-ri-a sane - ti -
ta - A- ve, ge-ne - 10 : sa, glo- ri-o-sa_ et_in-ta - ta pu - el =Soprano Solo or
‘Small Group
* Soprano 2 and Alto 2 split sections, with half singing “Ah” and half singing "Mm."A - ve, ge-ne - ro - sa glo - wi-o-sa_ et in- tao =tutti
A- ve, ge-ne
sa, glota
pu - el
tis,
—_== ff
tis, A-ve, ge-ne - 10
tu pu - pil
ma - te = tira sane -
la
cas
ti
tis,el = 4, —_________ ‘New York City
‘March, 2017
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