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Ave Maris Stella (Hail Star of the Sea) is a PlainsongVespersHymn to Mary. It was especially popular in The Middle Ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions.
The melody is found in the Irish Plainsong "Gabhaim Molta Bríde", a piece in praise of Saint Bridget. The popular modern Hymn, Hail Queen Of Heaven, The Ocean Star, is loosely based on this Plainsong original.
The Plainchant Hymn has been developed by many composers, from pre-Baroque to the present day. The Roman Rite employs four different Plainchant tunes for the Ave Maris Stella; the first three are designated for Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials of The Blessed Virgin Mary; a fourth is given in The Little Office of The Blessed Virgin Mary as an alternative to The Memorial Tone. These Plainchant Tones have been used as the Cantus Firmus for some Polyphonic Settings of The Mass, including those by Josquin and Victoria.
The following Text is from Wikipedia -the free encyclopaedia.
Ave Maris Stella (Latin, "Hail Star of the Sea") is a PlainsongVespersHymn to Mary. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers as the basis of other compositions.
The melody is found in the Irish Plainsong "Gabhaim Molta Bríde", a piece in praise of Saint Bridget. The popular modern Hymn, Hail Queen of Heaven, the Ocean Star, is loosely based on this Plainsong original.
The Plainchant Hymn has been developed by many composers, from pre-Baroque to the present day. The Roman Rite employs four different Plainchant tunes for the Ave Maris Stella; the first three are designated for Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials of The Blessed Virgin Mary; a fourth is given in The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary as an alternative to the Memorial Tone. These Plainchant Tones have been used as the cantus firmus for some Polyphonic Settings of the Mass, including those by Josquin and Victoria.