Great significance is attached to the Marian antiphons along with the cult of the veneration of the Virgin Mary. This two volume edition contains Latin settings of Marian antiphons from the 18 th to the 20 th centuries. The first volume, already published, contains settings of the Marian antiphon “Salve Regina”, whilst the second volume contains the three other Marian antiphons and the Marian hymn “Ave maris stella ”.
These two volumes contain an anthology of works by Johann Michael Haydn, Bruckner, Gounod, Dvorák , Elgar, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn a. o. which have been arranged for medium voice and organ without compromising any of the originality of the pieces.