Quattro Pezzi Sacri
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The Quattro Pezzi Sacri, or Four Sacred Pieces, are choral works by Giuseppe Verdi
. Written separately and with different origins and purposes, they were nevertheless published together, in 1898, and are often performed as a cycle in this sequence:
The "Ave Maria (sulla scala enigmatica)" uses the enigmatic scale
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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
. Written separately and with different origins and purposes, they were nevertheless published together, in 1898, and are often performed as a cycle in this sequence:
- Ave Maria (unaccompanied chorus, in Latin, composed 1889)
- Stabat Mater (orchestra and chorus, in Latin, composed 1896-1897)
- Laudi alla Vergine Maria (unaccompanied female voices, in Italian, composed 1886-1888)
- Te Deum (orchestra and double chorus, in Latin, composed 1895-1896)
The "Ave Maria (sulla scala enigmatica)" uses the enigmatic scale
Enigmatic scale
The enigmatic scale is an unusual musical scale, with elements of both major and minor scales, as well as the whole-tone scale...
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