Alma redemptoris mater [012]

Giovanni Matteo Asola

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AR012 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv ; [2.p.] Tu quae genuisti 4 vv

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

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C-C2; A-C3; T-C3; B-F3. Except for a brief example of invertible counterpoint (C/A=B/T, mm. 1-4) wherein the A introduces the four initial pitches of chant (App. 1), for the remainder of the antiphon a paraphrased plainsong serves as a cantus firmus relegated to T. In pars 2 plainsong is usually stated in semibreves. With emphasis upon vertical structure and independent voices, a syllabic text setting prevails. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Tu quae genuisti

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Giovanni Matteo Asola - 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.

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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