Alma redemptoris mater [005]

Giovanni Andrea Alcalà

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AR005 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv ; 2.p. Virgo prius 4 vv

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

S-C4; A-C4; T-C4; B-F4. “A VOCE PARI” indicated in 1547|7. Range, B♭-g’. Paraphrased chant (App. 1) permeates imitative contrapuntal texture wherein the chant for each textual phrase appears intact but is treated with freedom as the voices develop. Within a texture that emphasizes long lines the text setting exhibits a combination of melismatic and syllabic styles. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Virgo prius

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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Giovanni Andrea Alcalà - Composer

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Alma redemptoris mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes
Et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo:
Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum genitorem:
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud, Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[Concentuum qui vulgo motetta nuncupantur liber primus]

Lucario, G. G., 1987, Concentuum qui vulgo motetta nuncupantur liber primus: Venice, 1547, New York.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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