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Gjeilo

AVE GENEROSA
SSAA 

Music by
Ola Gjeilo
Text by
Hildegard von Bingen

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Ave Generosa

 Ave, generosa,
generosa,
gloriosa et intacta puella,
tu pupilla castitatis,
tu materia sanctitatis,
que Deo placuit.
Hail, girl of a noble house,
shimmering and unpolluted,
you pupil in the eye of chastity
chastity,,
you essence of sanctity,
which was pleasing to God.

-Hildegard von Bingen

About the Composer 

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.

For more information, visit olagjeilo.com or nd Ola on Facebook, Twitter

Twitter,, and Instagram.

Duration: Approx. 4:30

 Commissioned by and dedicated to 3
the Norwegian Girls' Choir
Choir,, Anne Karin Sundal, conductor

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,

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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 -
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22

pil - la c as - ti - ta - tis, tu ma - te - ri - a sanc - ti -

pil - la c as - ti - ta - tis, tu ma - te - ri - a sanc - ti -

pil - la c as - ti - ta - tis, tu ma - te - ri - a sanc - ti -

pil - la c as - ti - ta - tis, tu ma - te - ri - a sanc - ti -

B
28

ta - tis, A - ve, g e - ne - ro - sa, glo -

ta - tis, A - ve, g e - ne - ro - sa, glo -

ta - tis, A - ve, g e - ne - ro - sa, glo -

ta - tis, A - ve, g e - ne - ro - sa, glo -

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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,
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C
40

que De - o, que De - o pla -

*Ah

*Mm

que De - o, que De - o pla - cu - it,

*Mm

*Ah

Soprano Solo or
Small Group

Ah
45

S1

- cu -it, que De - o, que De - o pla -

S2

A1

que De - o, que De - o pla -

mm
A2

* Soprano 2 and Alto 2 – split sections, with half singing "Ah" and half singing "Mm."
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D
50

ah A - ve, ge - ne -

- - - cu - it, Ah

- cu - it, Ah

54

ro - sa, glo - ri - o - sa et in - tac -

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 -
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E
58

ta,

que De - o, que De -

et in - tac - ta, Ah

et in - tac - ta que De - o, que De -

ta, Ah

64

Ah

o pla - cu - it, que De - o, que De -

o pla - cu - it, que De - o, que De -

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70

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 -
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Solo or
Small Group

A - ve, ge - ne - ro - sa,

80

S1

te - ri - a sanc - ti - ta - tis, tu pu - pil - la cas - ti -

S2

te - ri - a sanc - ti - ta - tis, tu pu - pil - la cas - ti -

A1

te - ri - a sanc - ti - ta - tis, A - ve, ge

ge - ne - ro - sa, glo -

A2

ta pu - el - la, tu pu - pil - la cas - ti -

86

g lo - ri - o - sa, glo - ri - o - sa, glo -

ta - tis, tu ma - te - r i - a sanc - ti - ta - tis,

ta - tis, tu ma - te - r i - a sanc - ti - ta - tis,

- ri - o - sa et in - tac - ta pu - el - la, pu -

ta - tis, tu ma - te - r i - a sanc - ti - ta - tis,

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91

- ri - o - sa.

sanc - ti - ta - tis.

sanc - ti - ta - tis.

el - la, pu - el - la, pu - el -

sanc - ti - ta - tis, pu - el - la, pu -

96

S1

S2

A1

la, pu - el - la,

A2

el - la, New York City

 March, 2017

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