Salve regina [280]

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SR280 Salve regina/vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te clamamus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [4.p.] Eia ergo 4 vv ; [5.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [6.p.] O clemens/O pia 4 vv ; [7.p.] O dulcis Maria 4 vv

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[1] Salve regina/vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

D-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. “Salve” motto appears in long note values (A) for the duration of nine measures; however, the motto is absent for “vita” nor is the “Et Jesum” motive of verse 5 included. Brief chant (App. 4) references underscore specific phrases or words (e.g., “in hac lacrimarum,” D, mm. 140-6; “illos tuos,” B, mm. 196-201; “nobis,” T, D, B, mm. 277-88: and initial pitches of verse 9 “O dulcis…”). Verses 1 and 2, and 7 and 8 are, respectively, combined in pars 1 and 6. Imitation is limited to initial measures of pars 2 and 3. Extensive sections of intensified rhythmic activity in all voices (i.e., “drive to the cadence”) conclude four partes: 2.p. (mm. 105-12); 3.p. (mm. 153-62); 5.p. (mm. 305-20); and 7.p. (mm. 405-12). An insertion of parallel thirds in contrary motion (2.p., D/A and T/B, mm. 107-10) and a descending stepwise sequence of complementary motives (5.p., D/T, mm. 305-19) heighten the rhythmic drive to the cadence. Contrasting triple mensuration distinguishes “converte,” the final word of verse 4 (mm. 233-46). A melismatic text setting defines this large-scale antiphon (414 mm.). Final g, a (6.p.), b♭ signature.
[2] Ad te clamamus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[5] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[6] O clemens/O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[7] O dulcis Maria

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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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

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[Erbe deutscher Musik 76-78]

Just, M. (éd.), 1991, Der Kodex Berlin 40021 : Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, Mus. ms. 40021, Kassel.
(n° 149)

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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