Ave Maria Op. 4 for soprano + alto solos, female 
chorus and instr. ensemble
Composer:  Henry Holden Huss (1862-1953), 1888, 1890 
  
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    | Recording:  not available | 
    MIDI is voice + harmonium ad lib + piano 
    (1890 ed.) | 
   
  
    | Lyrics:  (S1) | 
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    A ve Ma ri a! A ve Ma ri a! 
    Gra ti a Ple na, A ve Ma ri a! 
    O ra pra no bis! O ra pro no bis 
    A ve Ma ri a, Gra ti a ple na 
    Do mi nus te cum, 
    Gra ti a Ple _ _ na 
    Do mi nus _ te cum 
    A ve Ma ri a, O ra pro no bis, 
    O _ ra pro no bis O-ra pro no-bis 
    O-ra pro no-bis | 
    A ve Ma ri a O ra pro no bis 
    Sanc ta Ma ri a 
    O ra pro no bis 
    O ra O ra pro no bis 
    O Sanc-ta Ma ri a!  
    O ra pro no bis! 
    Sanc-ta Ma ri a!  
    O ra pro no bis! 
    Sanc-ta Ma ri a! 
    A-men. A-men. A-men. | 
   
 
  
  
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    | Internet references, 
    biography information | 
   
  
    | 
    The 
    Musical times and singing-class circular, Volume 31 
    By JSTOR (Organization) - 1890 | 
   
  
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    p.685 
    DURING THE LAST MONTH Published by NOVELLO, EWER & CO .../... 
    HUSS HH (Op.4) Ave Maria For Chorus of Female Voices with Solos and 
    Orchestra  | 
   
  
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    p.686   
    Just published: Ave Maria For Chorus of Female Voices with Solos and 
    Orchestra by Henry Holden Huss (Op.4) .../... | 
   
 
  
    | 
    A 
    biographical dictionary of musicians (ed. Theodore Baker) G. 
    Schirmer, 1905 - 695 pages | 
   
  
    
    
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    Huss Henry Holden comp and concert pianist b Newark 
    NJ June 21 1S62 Pupil of his father pf and OB Boise cpt and comp also 1S82 5 
    of Munich Cons Now 1S99 living in New York as a teacher of pf comp and 
    instrumentation Publ works Pf concerto in B maj pf pes Ballade Haiden 
    roslein 3 Bagatelles 3 Intermezzi etc org music, an anthem, an Ave Maria, 
    songs etc In MS he has a Rhapsody f pf and orch in C Festival Sanctus f ch 
    orch and org a vln concerto in Dmin Romanzeand Polonaise f vln w orch a pf 
    trio a scene f sopr and orch Cleopatra's Death etc all of which have been 
    publicly perf w success  | 
   
 
  
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    Who's who in New 
    York City and State - 1911  | 
   
  
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     HUSS, Henry Holden:  
    Teacher, pianist, composer; b. Newark, N. J., June 21, 1862; s. George and 
    Sophia Ruckel (Holden) Huss; grad. Royal Conservatory, Munich, Bavaria, 
    1882; m. 1904. Hildegard Hoffmann, concert singer of Brooklyn, N. Y. As 
    pianist has played with N. Y. Philharmonic, Boston Symphony; Cincinnati and 
    Pittsburgh symphony concerts, Kneisel concerts; and in other cities. 
    Composer of concertos for violin and piano (with orchestral accompaniment) ; 
    trio for piano, violin, and cello; String Quartette; Sonata for violin and 
    piano; "Sanctus" and "Ave Maria" for chorus and orchestra; and soprano solo, 
    Cleopatra's Death, with orchestral accompaniment, and other compositions. 
    Address: 144 E. 150th St., N. Y. City.   | 
   
  
    
    International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 
    Volume 5  
    edited by César Saerchinger (1918) | 
   
  
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    HUSS Henry Holden Composer pianist teacher b Newark NJ June 21 
    1862 s George J and Sophia Ruckle Holden H descended from Leon hard Huss 
    brother of Johann Huss the great martyr stud piano and harmony w father 
    theory w OB Boise grad with honors Royal Academy of Music Munich 1885 stud 
    theory and organ w Josef Rhelnberger piano w Josef Giebst m Hildegard 
    Hoffman concert singer June 15 1904 European debut with Beethoven's G maj 
    piano concerto Munich 1884 American debut w Boston Symphony Orch playing his 
    own Fan tasy has played his own Piano Concerto No 1 with the Boston Symphony 
    Cincinnati Symphony New York Philharmonic Pitts burgh Symphony and St Paul 
    Symphony orchestras and his violin sonata w Franz Kneisel Theodore Spiering 
    Leopold Llchten berg etc joint concerts with his wife since 1905 first joint 
    concert at the White House for Pres Roosevelt first London recital 1910 
    extensive tours in the US repertoire includes Bach Beethoven Chopin Schu 
    mann Liszt also gives recitals of his own work Comp Concerto in B maj f 
    piano op 10 G Schirmer Violin Sonata op 19 G Schirmer played by Ysaye 1913 
    Cello Sonata op 30 MS played by Boris Ham bourg Alvin Schroeder and others 
    String Quartet in E min op 29 played by Kneisel Quartet 1908 Violin Concerto 
    In D mln played by Maud Powell nocturne from The Merchant of Venice f boIo 
    sop chorus and orch Seven Ages of Man sung by David Blspham Piano Trio 
    played with Kneisel and Hekking BOBton Recessional f chorus and orch G 
    Schirmer People's Choral Union NY 1906 Adeste Fideles f chorus a cappella G 
    Schirmer Musical Art Soc NY 1902 Oh Captain My Captain and The Fool's Prayer 
    male choruses G Schirmer Pittsburgh 1911 1912; Ave Maria f chorus and 
    orch (Novello, Ewer & Co); f piano solo La Nuit op 21 Minuet op 18 4 
    Preludes op 17 L Ud Cf P JL a 2 SL m E other piano pieces and songs Mem The 
    Bohemians Tonklinstler Soc NY State Music Teachers Assn Nat Music Teachers 
    Assn Address Stelnway Hall New York Home 141 E 150th Street New York Summer 
    Diamond Point Lake George NY  | 
   
 
  
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