Salve regina [315]

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SR315 Vita dulcedo 5 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 3 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 5 vv ; [4.p.] O pia 5 vv

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[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble STBXX

[C]-G2; Ct [I]-C2; Ct [II]-C2; T-C3; B-C4. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-f’’. Alternatim setting. Paraphrased “vita” (“salve”) motto introduces pars 1 (C, Ct I, T, Ct II, B) within an imitative fabric (mm. 1-7) but also complements “salve,” (mm. 19-29), the final word of pars 1 creating a symmetrical structure. C II and B are [tacet] in pars 2. Paraphrased plainsong associated with “Et Jesum,” “fructum” and “nobis” in pars 3 permeate the imitative texture; chant serves as cantus firmus (C) supported by imitative fabric of four lower voices. Descending sequential patterns involving the entire texture prepare the cadences for partes 1 (mm. 21-7) and 4 (mm. 81-8), the former using the “vita” motto and the latter a motive attached to “post hoc exilium.”
Finale g, d (4.p.), e-flats included in text but editorial e-flats are required.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble STX

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble STBXX

[4] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble STBXX

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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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