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CD 1, Tracks 50-52
Josquin's Ave Maria opens with the following text: Ava maria gratia plena dominus tecum, virgo serena. (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee serene Virgin). Adapted from a Gregorian chant, the opening phrases are characterized by successive imitation of the soprano voice by the alto, tenor, and then bass. Polyphonic imitation was a common technique in motets of the period. Josquin varies the musical texture with passages for two, three, or four simultaneous voices. Note the brief pause at the end which is followed by a moment of intense emotion during which Josquin expresses a plea to the Virgin: O mater Dei, memento mei. Amen." (O Mother of God, remember me. Amen.)
| 50) | Each soprano phrase | Ave Maria | Hail Mary, |
| imitated in turn by | gratia plena | full of grace | |
| alto, tenor, and bass. | dominus tecum, | the Lord is with thee, | |
| Duple meter. | virgo serena. | serene Virgin. | |
| :50 | High duet imitated by | Ave, cuius conceptio, | Hail, whose conception, |
| three lower voices. | |||
| 1:06 | All four voices. | solemni plena gaudio, | full of great jubilation, |
| Increased rhythmic | coelestia terrestria | fills Heaven and Earth | |
| animation reflects | nova replet laetitia. | with new joy. | |
| "new joy." | |||
| 1:32 | High duet imitated by | Ave, cuius nativitas | Hail, whose birth |
| low duet. | nostra fuit solemnitas, | brought us joy, | |
| Soprano phrase | ut lucifer lux oriens | as Lucifer, the morning star, | |
| imitated by alto, | verum solem praeveniens. | went before the true sun. | |
| tenor, and bass. | |||
| 2:18 | High duet imitated by | Ave, pia humilitas, | Hail, pious humility, |
| low duet. | sine viro fecunditas, | fruitful without a man, | |
| High duet. | cuius annuntiatio | whose Annuciation | |
| Low duet. | nostra fuit salvatio. | brought us salvation | |
| 51) | Triple meter. | Ave, vera virginitas, | Hail, true virginity, |
| immaculata castitas, | immaculate chasity, | ||
| cuius purificatio | whose purification | ||
| nostra fuit purgatio. | brought our cleansing. | ||
| 52) | Duple meter, high | Ave, praeclara omnibus | Hail, glorious one |
| duets imitated by | angelicis virtutibus, | in all angelic virtues, | |
| lower voices. | cuius assumptio | whose Assumption | |
| nostra glorificatio. | was our glorification. | ||
| Brief pause. | |||
| :55 | Sustained chords. | O mater Dei, | O Mother of God, |
| memento mei. Amen. | remember me. Amen. |