Ave Maria!
As we recover from a glorious but exhausting Easter, we look to May for Marian motets, and we are particularly drawn to two new pieces, one simple and one exceedingly difficult.
The first is Ave Maria by Jacob Arcadelt. It is very pretty and nearly sight-readable.
The second is an amazing piece by Robert Parsons, also an Ave Maria. Here is the score. All you need to know about this 16th century English piece is found in this MP3.
