Alma redemptoris mater [008]

Felice Anerio

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AR008 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv

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Alma redemptoris mater

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C-G2; A-C1; T-C3; B-F4. Initial phrase of chant (App. 1) “alma redemptoris mater,” and final phrase “peccatorum miserere” permeate the texture for those textual segments. Textual phrases are defined by use of chant, new melodic material, contrasts of texture and mensuration. Triple mensuration and homorhythmic style distinguishes “surgere qui curat populo” (mm. 21-6) from surrounding imitative, contrapuntal material. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final F, b♭ signature.

Description

The Biblioth. Collegii Romani has most likely been acquired by the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.; unfortunately, inquiries concerning MS 4 have not been acknowledged.


External link:
CPDL 27926 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Felice Anerio - Composer

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Sung texts

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Alma redemptoris mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes
Et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo:
Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum genitorem:
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud, Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[Musica divina, sive Thesaurus concentuum selectissimarum omni cultui divino totius anni, juxta ritum sanctae ecclesiae catholicae inservientium]

Proske, C. (éd.), 1853, Musica divina, sive Thesaurus concentuum selectissimarum omni cultui divino totius      anni, juxta ritum sanctae ecclesiae catholicae inservientium, Ratisbonne.
(pp. 502-5)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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