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by Chris Robinson of Julian Music
This is a little Fantasia based on a well known Plainchant, 'Ave Maris Stella' in the Dorian Mode. Educatiionally, this piece demonstrates (in a hands-on manner) how plainchant develops from monophony to homophony (using bare 5ths)to a combination of texture and use of melisma.
The sound of bells at the monastary introduce an oboe playing the chant in simple quavers echoed by the Horn; the bell strikes on a descending tone. Four varian...
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