Ave Generosa - Ola Geilo
Ave Generosa - Ola Geilo
Ave Generosa - Ola Geilo
Gjeilo
AVE GENEROSA
SSAA
Music by
Ola Gjeilo
Text by
Hildegard von Bingen
Ave, generosa,
generosa, Hail, girl of a noble house,
gloriosa et intacta puella, shimmering and unpolluted,
tu pupilla castitatis, you pupil in the eye of chastity
chastity,,
tu materia sanctitatis, you essence of sanctity,
que Deo placuit. which was pleasing to God.
Ola Gjeilo was born in Norway in 1978 and moved to the United States in 2001 to begin his
composition studies at the Juilliard 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,
Gjeilo, featuring Tenebrae and
Voces8, as well as his two piano records (Stone
( Stone Rose, Piano Improvisations)
Improvisations) and Phoenix
Chorale’s Northern Lights.
Gjeilo’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.
Ave Generosa
Text by
SSAA
Music by
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN (1098-1179) OLA GJEILO
96 (in two)
Soprano 1
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
Soprano 2
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
Alto 1
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
Alto 2
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la,
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la,
et in - t a c - ta pu - el - la,
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la,
11
glo - ri - o - sa
glo - ri - o - sa
glo - ri - o - sa
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
A
16
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la, tu pu -
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la, tu pu -
et in - tac - ta pu - el - la, tu pu -
et in - ta
tac - ta pu - el - la, tu pu -
5
22
B
28
32
- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el -
- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el -
- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el -
- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el -
pu - el - la,
36
la, pu - el - la,
- - - la, pu - el - la,
- - - la, pu - el - la,
la, pu - el - la,
7
C
40
*Ah
*Mm
*Ah
Soprano Solo or
Small Group
Ah
45
S1
S2
A1
mm
A2
* Soprano 2 and Alto 2 – split sections, with half singing "Ah" and half singing "Mm."
8
D
50
ah A - ve, ge - ne -
- - - cu - it, Ah
- cu - it, Ah
54
A - ve, ge - ne
ge - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa
A - ve, g e - ne
ge - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa et in - tac -
9
E
58
ta,
que De - o, que De -
et in - tac - ta, Ah
ta, Ah
64
Ah
ah
o pl a - - - cu -it.
ah
o pla - cu - it.
F
tutti
75
S1
tu pu - pi l - la cas - ti - ta - tis, tu ma -
S2
tu pu - pi l - la cas - ti - ta - tis, tu ma -
A1
tu pu - pi l - la cas - ti - ta - tis, tu ma -
A2
A - ve, ge
ge - ne - ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa et in - tac -
11
Solo or
Small Group
A - ve, ge - ne - ro - sa,
80
S1
S2
A1
A2
86
- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el - la, pu -
- ri - o - sa.
sanc - ti - ta - tis.
sanc - ti - ta - tis.
el - la, pu - el - la, pu - el -
96
S1
S2
A1
la, pu - el - la,
A2