Salve regina [107]

Francisco Guerrero

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SR107 Salve regina 4 vv ; 2.p. Eia ergo 4 vv ; 3.p. Et Jesum 4 vv

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[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[Tp]-G2; [A]-C2; [T]-C3; [B]-C4. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-g’’. The original version of 1555 (G 4867) is in polyphony throughout but a revised version (GuatC 4) substitutes plainsong according to alternatim practice. Chant,[1] usually cast in breves or semibreves, introduces textual phrases within an imitative, contrapuntal texture. The concluding words of verse 1 (“misericordae”) and verse 4 (“lacrimarum”) predominately display presence of minums concurrant with chant. Though intact at beginning of phrases and specific words, chant is treated with freedom as voices unfold. Except for introductory imitative passages, a full-voice texture coupled with declamatory text setting prevails. Final g, b♭ signature.

1. Breve Instrucción de canto llano ordenada por Luys de Villafranca, (Seville: Sebastián Trujillo, 1565). For transcription of Salve regina chant, see MRM 9, pp. 70-2.
[2] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Description

Guerrero’s original version (G 4867) and a revised version (GuatC 4), an alternatim setting are included in Monuments of Renaissance music 9.


External link:
CPDL 07710 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Francisco Guerrero - 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

[Monumentos de la Música Española 36]

Guerrero, F., 1978, Francisco Guerrero Opera Omnia, Llorens J. (éd.), Barcelona.
(n° 12)

[Monuments of Renaissance music 9]

Snow, R. J., 1996, A New-world collection of polyphony for holy week and the salve service, Chicago & London http://ark.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39972996f.
(n° 26)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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