Salve regina [073]

Vincenzo De Grandis alias Il Romano

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SR073 Salve regina 8 vv

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Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBBXX

Two equal choirs. C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4[1]; Bc-F4. Bc is a basso seguente. “Salve” intonation (Chr. I, C). Chant, as semibreves, emphasizes “regina” in B and C of Chr. I (mm. 1-3). Textual phrases are differentiated through texture, rhythmic gestures, mensuration and antiphonal techniques. Though the antiphon is not in partes, it is cast in four sections: 1. first four verses with overlapping phrases (mm. 1-38); 2. verse 5 (mm. 38-49); 3. verse 6 (mm. 50-59); and 4. final three acclamations (mm. 59-73). To emphasize verses 5 and 6, De Grandis casts the initial words, “Eia ergo,” in triple mensuration and homophony (mm. 35-7), concludes the verse with harmonic progressions (a, E, A, mm. 47-9) with a fermata over a breve accompanying the final syllable of “converte” (mm. 49) to prepare for verse 6, “Et Jesum” for full choir with the harmonic progression D, g. B♭, F (mm. 50-2). The textual narrative continues with minimal repetition except for antiphonal responses of “et spes nostra salve” (mm. 12-4), “ad nos converte” (mm. 45-6) and “nobis post hoc” (mm. 54-5) that consist of rhythmic gestures primarily constructed of semiminums. Full-voice (8 voices) texture emphasizes “Mater” (mm. 4-5), “lachrimarum valle” (mm. 31-4), “Eia ergo” (mm. 36-7), “ad nos converte” (mm. 45-9), “Et Jesum” (mm. 60-2), “exilium ostende” (mm. 66-9) and “O dulcis virgo Maria” (mm. 78-83). Contiguous third-related harmonies (D-B♭) conclude verse 6 and initiate verse 7 (m. 59). Adjacent minor and major harmonies (d/D) occur with the final statement of verse 9 (mm. 67-8). Final d, with few exceptions, b-flats and other accidentals are included in 1615|1.

1. Ink corrosion in Bassus partbook of Chr. I impedes an accurate transcription of the Salve regina.

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Vincenzo De Grandis alias Il Romano - 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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