Salve regina [026]

Giovanni Matteo Asola

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SR026 Salve regina 6 vv ; [2.p.] Eya ergo 6 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 6 vv

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[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATBXX

S-G2; Sx-C1; A-C2; T-C3; Q-C3; B-C4. High clefs. No evidence of chant. To complement textual symmetry Asola created a symmetrical musical structure with verse 5, “Eya…converte” as the centerpiece: 1.p., 34 mm.; 2.p., 10 mm.; 3.p., 32 mm. Except for initial imitation between T and S (mm. 1-5), a homorhythmic style with independent voices dominates. Antiphonal effects associated with specific words or textual phrases (e.g., “vita dulcedo,” “et spes nostra, salve,” “ad te suspiramus,” “misericordes” and “ O dulcis virgo”) involve juxtaposition of upper and lower voices (e.g., S, Sx, T/A, T, Q, B) to contrast with the full choir. Declamatory style with syllabic text setting prevails. Final d.
[2] Eya ergo

Polyphonic ensemble SATBXX

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATBXX

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Giovanni Matteo Asola - Composer

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Salve, regina, mater misericordiae;

Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.

Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens,

O pia,

O dulcis virgo Maria.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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