Alma redemptoris mater [035]

Andreas de Silva

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AR035 Alma redemptoris mater 5 vv ; 2.p. Tu quae genuisti 5 vv

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

Polyphonic ensemble SATBB

S-G2; A-C3; T-C3; B I-F3; B II-F3. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-f’’. Chant (App. 1) permeates imitative contrapuntal texture throughout the setting. Chant associated with textual phrases is initially intact but treated with freedom as the lines develop. Following imitative entrances at the beginning of each pars there follows a continuous texture. Of interest are the ostinato-like figures in the B voices associated with “redemptoris,” “et stella maris” and “natura mirante” where two or more identical statements for the respective texts are stated (i.e., 4 for “redemptoris”). Combination of syllabic and melismatic styles defines the text setting. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Tu quae genuisti

Polyphonic ensemble SATBB

Description

External link:
- CPDL 45544 [minor third lower] [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Andreas de Silva - Composer

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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

[CMM 49 - II]

De Silva, A., 1971, ANDREAS DE SILVA Opera Omnia, Rome.
(n° 6)

[Smijers, 1934]

Smijers, A. (éd.), 1934, Treize Livres de Motets Parus Chez Pierre Attaingnant En 1534 et 1535, Paris and Monaco.
(pp. 115-23)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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