Ave Maria based on a prelude by J.S. Bach written by
French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859 as the
"Consideration on Bach's prelude". His Ave Maria
consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No.
1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered
Clavier, written by J.S. Bach some 137 years earlier. I
transcribed his original piece for 5-Octave English
Handbells (with optional silver bell). I found this to
be a hauntingly interesting blend of old and new and
inspired by my w...(+)
Ave Maria based on a prelude by J.S. Bach written by
French Romantic composer Charles Gounod in 1859 as the
"Consideration on Bach's prelude". His Ave Maria
consists of a melody superimposed over the Prelude No.
1 in C major, BWV 846, from Book I of The Well-Tempered
Clavier, written by J.S. Bach some 137 years earlier. I
transcribed his original piece for 5-Octave English
Handbells (with optional silver bell). I found this to
be a hauntingly interesting blend of old and new and
inspired by my wife, utilized the English Handbells in
this piece to accentuate transitions between melody and
dissonance; providing musical interest with their
overtones to provide suspense and melodic resolution.