Alma redemptoris mater [041]

Costanzo Festa

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AR041 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv ; [2.p.] Tu quae genuisti 4 vv

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

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[S]-G2; [A]-C3; [T]-C3; [B]-F3. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-f’’. Textual phrases are introduced with appropriate chant motives (App. 1) that permeate the texture. For “tuum sanctum genitorem” chant is principally presented in semibreves and breves in B, A and T. Except for the word “surgere” in homorhythmic style, an imitative, contrapuntal texture prevails. Of interest is the pedal point in the S extending for eight breves at the conclusion of the 1.p. where the lower three voices state the text “surgere qui curat populo” two times in homorhythmic style. Final a (1.p.), F (2.p.), b♭ signature.

[2] Tu quae genuisti

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Costanzo Festa - 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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Modern editions

[CMM 25 - III]

Festa, C., 1977, COSTANZO FESTA Opera Omnia, Seay A. (éd.).
(n° 7)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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