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Piano Accompaniment; Voice (Voice and Piano) SKU: HL.51481012 For Voice and Piano. Composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Edited by G&eacute and rard Cond&eacute. Henle Music Folios. Classical. Softcover. 9 pages. G. Henle #HN1012. Published by G. Henle (HL.51481012). ISBN 9790201810126. UPC: 196288141525. 12.0x8.5x0.059 inches.Gounod had no qualms about arranging well-known works by earlier masters after his own fashion. Thus in 1852 he added a melody with its own operatic climax to the famous arpeggios of the C-major Prelude BWV 846 from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. He first publishedinstrumental versions of it under the title “Méditation,” then tried fitting various texts to the melody until in 1859 he arrived atthe definitive vocal version using the text of the Ave Maria. Already by the 1890s it was claimed that “[we] have heard this sweet melody innumerable times from the best lady singers,” and its popularity has continued to the present day. Reason enough, then, for Henle Verlag to publish an Urtext edition of this worldwide hit, based on the sources and with appropriate critical commentary. About Henle UrtextWhat I can expect from Henle Urtext editions: error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work  Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions  most beautiful music engraving  page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them  excellent print quality and binding  largest Urtext catalogue world-wide  longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for "Urtext" editions)