Ave formosissima

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"Ave formosissima" is a jubilant choral song from Carl Orff’s cantata *Carmina Burana*, praising a supremely beautiful and exalted lady.

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Ave formosissima canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral song ⓘ
movement ⓘ
addressedTo idealized lady ⓘ
composer Carl Orff ⓘ
contrastsWith O Fortuna ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocationOfWork Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1937 ⓘ
follows Blanziflor et Helena ⓘ
genre cantata movement ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
mood exultant ⓘ
jubilant ⓘ
notableFeature bright orchestral color ⓘ
strong rhythmic choral writing ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
piano ⓘ
partOf Carmina Burana ⓘ
linked to: Orff Carmina Burana
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
positionInWork final section of Carmina Burana ⓘ
style neo-medieval ⓘ
rhythmic drive ⓘ
textCharacter ecstatic praise ⓘ
textOpeningWords Ave formosissima ⓘ
textSource Carmina Burana medieval poems ⓘ
textTheme courtly love ⓘ
praise of a beautiful lady ⓘ
vocalForces mixed choir ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
workStructureContext part of the "Blanziflor et Helena" section of Carmina Burana ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carmina Burana → notableMovement → Ave formosissima ⓘ
subject linked to: Orff Carmina Burana