Religious Vocal Works in 5 volumes: Vol. 2: Motets for 2- or 3-part choir

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Regina coeli, opus 45
Sub tuum, opus 132
Salve Regina, opus 169
Panis angelicus, opus 145
Ave Maria, opus 176
Tantum ergo,opus 168
O salutaris,opus 188
Ave verum,opus 166-2

Most of Mel Bonis‘ motets were never published during her lifetime. Apart from O salutaris
op. 131 published by Schneider in 1930, Regina coeli published by Leduc in 1899
and Panis angelicus published by Delépine in 1935, we found only manuscripts, very
often undated. There is much to suggest that the majority of these works were written
late. On the cover of the manuscript of the Mass a capella we find a list of seven motets
in Mel Bonis‘s handwriting with the note „Publish“. These are Tantum ergo, Sub tuum,
Inviolata, Adoro te, Ave Maria, O salutaris (probably the Opus 131) and Ave verum, which
suggests their intention to publish a collection.
It is only more than 60 years after the composer‘s death that the motets appear – the
majority between 1997 and 2000 – thanks to Gilles Manchec at the Armiane publishing
house.