Salve regina [086]

Pedro Fernández

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SR086 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O clemens 4 vv ; [5.p.] O dulcis Virgo 5 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble

S-C1; S II-C1; A-C4; T-C4; B-F4. Alternatim setting; verse 6, “Et Jesum…” is divided into two parts, the first set polyphonically and the second, beginning with “nobis…” in chant. A Spanish version of the chant,[1] usually in breves and semibreves, is relegated to S in 1.p., 2.p. and 4.p. and to S II in 5.p.; for pars 3 the cantus firmus begins in S but migrates to A in measure 105. Statements of “vita” (“salve”) motto in B and T anticipate the entrance of chant in S (m. 5). New motives or chant-derived motives provide material for an imitative, contrapuntal fabric; paired imitation (A/B and S/T) underscores “suspiramus.” Text setting combines syllabic and melismatic styles though treatment of text underlay is of limited concern. Final d, to complement chant, pars 4 has final a; minimal inclusion of b-flats in MS.

2. Breve Instrucción de canto llano ordenada por Luys de Villafranca, (Seville: Sebastián Trujillo, 1565). The chant associated with “in hac” closely follows plainsong version in Intonarium Toletanum, (Alcalá de Henares: Arnaldo Guillén de Brocar, 1516). For transcription of Salve regina chants see MRM 9, pp. 70-2.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble

[4] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble

[5] O dulcis Virgo

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

Associated people

Pedro Fernández - Composer

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Sung texts

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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.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[Wagstaff, 1990]

Wagstaff, G. G., 1990, A Stylistic Study of Music Attributed to Pedro Fernández de Castelljea, Maestro de Los Maestros de España, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 1990 https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/73930/GeorgeGraysonWagstaff.pdf (consulté le 1 décembre 2025).
(pp. 77-78)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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