
Let it be unto me according to Your word.
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Mary said, “Behold the servant of the Lord Franz Schubert, in full Franz Peter Schubert, (born January 31, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund, near Vienna Austriadied November 19, 1828, Vienna), Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs ( lieder) and chamber music. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you Īnd blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

The angel of the Lord made his annunciation to Mary et Garmarna (Nordic Folk Rock Sweden) released a new album, Frbundet, with 9 songs inspired by traditional Swedish folk music and Scandinavian ballads. The version we sing in these concerts, as well as two other editions for mixed chorus, has been published by Hinshaw Music of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, under the Chanticleer Choral Series label. The devotional quality of the text, which commemorates the Incarnation, and the rich chordal sonorities of Biebl’s music create a satisfying blend of medieval chant and warm, 20th-century harmonies. Between each of the sung “verses” of text, a soloist chants a shorter bit of scripture. The familiar Ave Maria text is sung by a four-voice choir and answered by a trio of soloists.


As a composer, Biebl strove to expand the German folk-song repertoire, composing hundreds of arrangements for all types of choral ensembles.īiebl’s setting of the Marian antiphon Ave Maria exploits the richly sonorous possibilities of double-chorus writing for men’s voices. Biebl was employed as the choral music consultant to the Bavarian State Radio, where he worked relentlessly to fill the station’s archives with popular choral music, listening to and encouraging small choral groups all over Germany. German composer and arranger Franz Biebl studied music at the Humanistic Gymnasium in Amberg, and received Master of Music degrees in composition and choral conducting at the State Music Academy in Munich.
