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Title	Ave Verum
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert music, arrangement
Instrumentation	Bra (brass band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Year of publication	1996
Composer	Saint-Saens, Charles-Camille
Arranger	Vertommen, Luc
Difficulty level	2
Duration	3:20
Additional info/contents	The following 'Ave Verum' is originally a 1823 work for four-part choir and organ by Camille Saint-Saëns. That this forgotten gem of musical literature is not performed more often and is not as famous as Mozart's version of the 'Ave Verum' is a mystery. Perhaps too much attention was paid to other 'blockbusters' by Saint-Saens like his 'Carnival des Animaux' which caused this Ave Verum to fade into the background somewhat. During the period of his Ave Verum, Saint-Saens taught at the 'Ecole Niedermeyer', which tried to raise the level of French church music. This 'Ave Verum' probably served as a model for his students (including André Messager and Gabriel Fauré). Luc Vertommen's version for brass band is one with lots of sound and colour contrasts.
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Available	yes
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	Format	EUR
	Ave Verum (brass band), full score and parts
	Paragon, audio CD

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