Alma redemptoris mater [027]

Antonio Cifra

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AR027 Alma redemptoris mater 8 vv

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Alma redemptoris mater

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBBXX

Two equal choirs. C-G2; A-C2; T-C3; B-F3; Bc-F3. Bc is basically a basso seguente and not essential to the performance of the antiphon. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-g’’. Intonation abbreviated to three initial and three final pitches of “Alma” melisma. Chant (App. 3) permeates the imitative texture associated with “redemptoris mater” (Chr. I), its restatement in Chr. II (mm. 1-12) and “que pervia” (Chr. I, F-G & Chr. II, G-C; mm. 11-8). Textual phrases are differentiated through antiphonal procedures, contrast of mensuration, texture and tonal areas. Rhythmic gestures primarily of minums and semiminums in overlapping statements of choirs characterize “et stella…succure” (mm. 20-29). Triple mensuration commensurate with homorhythmic texture defines “surgere..populo” (mm. 31-9). Full voice texture characterizes “surgere…populo” (mm. 36-9) and final textual phrase, “peccatorum miserere” (mm. 63-6). Each choir is harmonically independent. Final F, b♭ signature.

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- CPDL 64794 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Antonio Cifra - 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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