Salve regina [097]

Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi

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SR097 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O clemens 4 vv

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[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-G2; A-C2; T-C3; B-F3. High clefs. Entire range, c-g’’. Alternatim setting. Chant (App. 4) introduces initial pitches of each pars with either imitative statements (1.p., “vita,” C, A; 2.p., “Ad te,” C, T; and 4.p., “O clemens,” B, C), or embedded in T (3.p., “Et Jesum”) and in each instance set apart in semibreves. Contrasting motives also engage in imitation in pars 1 (“vita dulcedo,” T, B, mm. 1-4) and pars 4 (“O clemens,” A, T, B, mm. 37-42). On the other hand, a majority of the antiphon exhibits a homophonic texture. The overall structure suggests a symmetrical format with 9 and 8 measures for the outer partes and 13 and 14 measures, the inner partes. Declamatory style defines text setting. Final g (1.p., 2.p., 3.p.), d (4.p.); b♭ signature.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi - 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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