Alma redemptoris mater [083]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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AR083 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv ; 2.p. Tu quae genuisti 4 vv

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

Polyphonic ensemble SSSA

C I-C; C II-C1; C III-C1; A-C3. Voci pari. Range, f-d’’. Chant (App. 1) permeates the texture through imitation of the initial or complete pitch content of textual phrases. Only the first four pitches of the “alma” motive are used; for each voice the chant for “redemptoris mater” immediately follows. Except for presence of semibreves for “alma,” “et stella maris” and “sumens illud,” chant assimilates rhythmic gestures of other voices. Declamatory text setting exhibits combination of syllabic and melismatic styles. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Tu quae genuisti

Polyphonic ensemble SSSA

Description

External link:
CPDL 28425 & 27031 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - 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

[Bordes, 1981, vol. 2]

Bordes, C., 1981, Anthologie Des Maitres Religieux Primitifs Des Xv, Xvi Et Xvii Siecles, New York.
(n° 34)

[Casimiri Ed 1932]

Casimiri, R. C., 1932, Anthologia polyphonica auctorum saeculi XVI paribus vocibus, Roma.
(n° 8 and 9)

[Hübsch, 1955, vol. 8]

Hübsch, H., 1955, Die Marianischen Antiphone von Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlando di Lasso, Tomaso Ludovico da Vittoria., Heidelberg.
(n° 1)

[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. 496-502)

[Palestrina, 1941, vol. 11]

Palestrina, G. P. da, 1941, Le opere complete, Raffaele Casimiri (éd.), Rome.
(n° 12)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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