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Ave maris stella

  • “The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice,” c. 1730, Rococo landscape painting by the Venetian painter Canaletto.
    Maritime Music
    Chelsey Belt
    How does a ship’s trumpeter end up leading Venice’s most prestigious 15th-century wind band? This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the impact of maritime culture on music from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.
  • Ave maris stella, from Copenhagen MS Thott. 547, circa 1380.
    Ave Maris Stella
    Wendy Gillespie
    The 8th century hymn Ave maris stella--Hail! Star of the Sea--is one of the best-known examples of Marian chant, and we’ll hear some captivating settings of it this hour.