![]() Gounod himself regarded the ‘Ave Maria’, next to his great works such as the Faust opera, merely as a playful piece (‘espièglerie’), which he did not even mention in his autobiography. Schott’s first print run of the piano version comprised only 50 copies in the early 1920s 10,000 copies per year were printed. ![]() It was not until 1859 that the text of the Latin prayer ‘Ave Maria’ was set to the piece, as it is known today. This arrangement for piano solo was published by Schott in 1853 (plate number 12756), with a dedication to Gounod’s friend, the pianist Alexandre Goria. A few days later the piece was performed in a house concert in an arrangement for violin, piano and small choir. Download PDF files for free or favorite them to save to your Musopen profile for later. Browse sheet music by composer, instrument, form, or time period. ![]() ![]() He improvised the melody on the Prelude in 1852 in the home of his future father-in-law, the composer Pierre Zimmermann, who subsequently transcribed it. This page hosts our collection of over 100,000 classical sheet music pdf files, all for free and in the public domain. Gounod got to know Bach’s music through Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn’s sister. Bach is certainly one of the most well-known classical melodies. Charles Gounod’s Meditation on the Prelude in C Major from Vol.
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