Ave. In Latin, in means "hail" - in greeting, or welcome. I knew this song which you'll hear two versions of here would be named "Ave" even before it was finished, even before I arranged it for Sara, Ann and I to sing as Prima Vox.
The opening perfect 5th motif sang out from me every time I drove past or stomped around in or stood in awe of another spectacle Ireland offered. There was such a range of wonder - human-made, natural, across millennia, encompassing different purposes and faiths. It made me start wondering about what we consider holy. And Ireland certainly offered a range of holinesses as well: crumbling Christian monasteries, ancient portal tombs, patchwork-green hills, megalithic structures situated to the rising and setting winter solstice sun, mountains with tiny winding roads that had my mother white-faced and praying as we drove them, wells dedicated to saints or goddesses (or both), devotion to traditional music, divine hospitality. For me, "Ave" symbolizes and encompasses all of those holinesses.
First, the harp solo.
"Ave" - harp solo
© Amy Kortuem 2011
When I returned from Ireland and played this song for Ann and Sara, Sara said, "It sounds like a prayer." We sing so many versions of Ave Maria that I thought it only natural to add a section of the words of the prayer to my music...and it became an entirely different "Ave."
"Ave" - Prima Vox
© Amy Kortuem 2011
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Amy
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you, first of all, for visiting my blog and leaving me such a nice note. I planned to return and listen in more depth this evening, but then I came back and stuck my earbuds in my ears so I could listen here at work! So lovely! You are very talented. The haunting tones here remind me immediately of my Scottish grandmother, and evoke images of her sitting and reading to us as kids. Just beautiful. I may have to order some of your music for me! Keep at it!
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ReplyDeleteI'll have to add you to my blogroll. Just so lovely!
Merci de ton passage dans mon univers,je découvre avec plaisir ta musique.
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Dear Amy,
ReplyDeleteI am so grateful that Carol pointed you my way, making it possible for me to follow your traces to this beautiful music of yours!
Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.
I will be back to continue listening to your music, a veritable treasure to look forward to,
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