Salve regina [260]

Orfeo Vecchi

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SR260 Salve regina 5 vv

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C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; Q-C4; B-C4. No evidence of chant. Textual phrases are defined through silence preceding specific verses, cadential patterns and contrast of melodic material and voice groupings within a predominantly homorhythmic and pseudo contrapuntal style. Four voices distinguish verse 1 (C, A, T, Q), the beginning of verse 3 (C, A, T, B) and verse 5 (C, A, T, B, mm. 25-29; C, A, T, Q, mm. 30-6). A minum rest in all voices precedes verses 3, 4, and 5; a semibreve rest precedes verse 6. Characteristic of Vecchi’s setting are harmonic progressions with root movement in fourths and fifths (e.g., a, E, a, E, A, D, G, C, F) that accompanies “suspiramus gementes” (mm. 17-20). Declamatory text setting primarily in syllabic style prevails. Final d.
Verdelot, Philippe (b c1480-85; d 1530-32)

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Orfeo Vecchi - 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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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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