Boosey and Hawkes Ave Maria SATB a cappella Composed by Josquin des Prez Edited by Ross Duffin

Ave Maria may have been composed ca. 1497 for Cardinal Ascanio Sforza. It is a classic example of the great composer's unfolding of motifs, with two-part paired imitation followed by four-voice imitative sections and punctuations in homophony.