Ave formosissima
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"Ave formosissima" is a jubilant choral song from Carl Orff’s cantata *Carmina Burana*, praising a supremely beautiful and exalted lady.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral song
ⓘ
movement ⓘ |
| addressedTo | idealized lady ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Orff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | O Fortuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocationOfWork | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOfWork | 1937 ⓘ |
| follows | Blanziflor et Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | cantata movement ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mood |
exultant
ⓘ
jubilant ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bright orchestral color
ⓘ
strong rhythmic choral writing ⓘ |
| orchestration |
large orchestra
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| partOf | Carmina Burana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final section of Carmina Burana ⓘ |
| style |
neo-medieval
ⓘ
rhythmic drive ⓘ |
| textCharacter | ecstatic praise ⓘ |
| textOpeningWords | Ave formosissima ⓘ |
| textSource | Carmina Burana medieval poems ⓘ |
| textTheme |
courtly love
ⓘ
praise of a beautiful lady ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed choir
ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ |
| workStructureContext | part of the "Blanziflor et Helena" section of Carmina Burana ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carmina Burana