![]() ![]() Let it be unto me according to Your word. Mary said, “Behold the servant of the Lord Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you Īnd blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. The angel of the Lord made his annunciation to Mary et The version we sing in these concerts, as well as two other editions for mixed chorus, has been published by Hinshaw Music of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, under the Chanticleer Choral Series label. ![]() The devotional quality of the text, which commemorates the Incarnation, and the rich chordal sonorities of Biebl’s music create a satisfying blend of medieval chant and warm, 20th-century harmonies. Between each of the sung “verses” of text, a soloist chants a shorter bit of scripture. The familiar Ave Maria text is sung by a four-voice choir and answered by a trio of soloists. As a composer, Biebl strove to expand the German folk-song repertoire, composing hundreds of arrangements for all types of choral ensembles.īiebl’s setting of the Marian antiphon Ave Maria exploits the richly sonorous possibilities of double-chorus writing for men’s voices. Biebl was employed as the choral music consultant to the Bavarian State Radio, where he worked relentlessly to fill the station’s archives with popular choral music, listening to and encouraging small choral groups all over Germany. Although it was originally scored for male voices, after "Ave Maria" became popular the composer himself rearranged the piece for SATB and SSA choirs as well.German composer and arranger Franz Biebl studied music at the Humanistic Gymnasium in Amberg, and received Master of Music degrees in composition and choral conducting at the State Music Academy in Munich. Ave Maria (Franz Biebl) Ave Maria Franz Biebl About this Piece German composer and arranger Franz Biebl studied music at the Humanistic Gymnasium in Amberg, and received Master of Music degrees in composition and choral conducting at the State Music Academy in Munich. Sokol was given a number of Biebl's works, premiering them after returning home. The Ave Maria quickly gained popularity, most notably after becoming part of the repertoire of Chanticleer. The ensemble met Biebl while on tour in Germany, during a recording session at a radio network where Biebl was music director. This is an abridged practice version to facilitate choral instruction. The piece was brought to the United States by the Cornell University Glee Club in 1970. 3.09K subscribers 19K views 9 years ago Alto2 Choir Practice: 'Ave Maria' by Franz Xaver Biebl. After the war, he moved from Austria to Fí¼rstenfeldbruck, Germany, where he served as director of the town chorus.īiebl's best-known work is his Ave Maria (1964), which sets portions of the Angelus as well as the Ave Maria. ![]() He was a prisoner of war from 1944 to 1946, being detained at Fort Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan. This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. Biebl served as Choir Director at the Catholic church of St Maria in Mí¼nchen-Thalkirchen from 1932 until 1939, and as an assistant professor of choral music at the Mozarteum, an academy of music in Salzburg, Austria, beginning in 1939, where he taught voice and music theory.īiebl was drafted into the military beginning in 1943 during World War II. An arrangement for string quartet & organ of the luscious Ave Maria by Franz Biebl, originally for acapella chorus. He studied composition at the Musikhochschule in Munich. Most of his compositions were for choral ensembles.īiebl was born in Pursruck, now part of Freudenberg, Bavaria, in 1906. Performing the final Amen from Franz Biebls Ave Maria at The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. Franz Xaver Biebl was a German composer of classical music. ![]()
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