Salve regina [406]

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SR406 Salve regina 4 vv ; 2.p. Et Jesum 4 vv

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[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[S]-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. No evidence of chant. Textual phrases are characterized by clarity of structure with defined cadences, chordal homophony, slow harmonic rhythm moving primarily in breves and semibreves, stylistic features shared with lauda. Verses 7 (“O clemens”) and 8 (O pia”) are notated entirely in breves. Duo passages provide textural contrast: T/B, “mater misericordiae, mm. 6-11; A/B “ad te clamamus,” mm. 22-6; and S/T, “ad te suspiramus,” mm. 33-8. Varied repetition enhances unity: mm. 1-5=12-15; 6-11=33-8; and 17-21=46-9. Following verse 9, the phrase “intercede pro nobis ad Dominum” concludes the antiphon. Declamatory style defines text setting. Final g, b♭ signature with inclusion of several e flats.
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[2] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Description

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CPDL 62670 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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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

[Monuments of Renaissance music 11]

Drake, G. W. J., 2002, Ottaviano Petrucci, Motetti de Passione, de Cruce, de Sacramento, de Beata Virgine et Huiusmodi B: Venice, 1503, Chicago, Ill.
(n° 32)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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