Salve regina [149]

Juan de Lienas

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SR149 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O clemens 4 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

Tp I-C1; Tp II-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Alternatim setting; verse 6, “Et Jesum…” is divided in two parts, the first, in polyphony, the second, beginning with “nobis…” in chant. The 4.p. includes verses 7-9. A variant[1] of the Spanish version of Salve regina introduces textual phrases; motives associated with “vita,” “ad te,” “gementes,” “lacrimarum,” “Et Jesum benedictum,” “O clemens” and “O pia” pervade the imitative texture. Lienas’s extended treatment of “salve” (mm. 16-31) in the concluding phrase, “spes nostra salve,” of verse 2 may be unprecedented in the Salve regina repertoire; each voice includes the “salve” motto in either semibreves or embellished form at least three times (four statements in B). On the other hand, verse 9 lacks chant influence. Declamatory text prevails. Final d.

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] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

[4] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

Description

External link:
CPDL 34975 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Juan de Lienas - 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

[El codice del convento del Carmen]

Jesús Bal y Gay (éd.), 1952, El codice del convento del Carmen, Mexico.
(pp. 10-17)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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