Alma redemptoris mater [048]

Elzéar Genet dit Carpentras

Full title / Other titles

AR048 Alma redemptoris mater 4 vv ; 2.p. Tu quae genuisti 3 vv ; 3.p. Virgo prius 4 vv

Scores

[1] Alma redemptoris mater

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

S-C4; A-C4; T-C4; B-F4. Voci pari . Range, G-f’. S tacet for 2.p. Paraphrased chant (App. 1) permeates imitative, contrapuntal texture with most complete statements of chant in outer voices of 4 vv sections and in B of 2.p. Consecutive 1st-inversion chords complement “mirante.” Contrasting triple mensuration employed for conclusion of 3.p. beginning with “sumen illud.” Note structural similarities and musical borrowing at beginning of 3.p. with AR047. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Tu quae genuisti

Polyphonic ensemble


[3] Virgo prius

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Associated people

Elzéar Genet dit Carpentras - Composer

Creation place and date

No information.

Associated sources

Sung texts

Copied!

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

[CMM 58]

Genet, E., 1972, Elzéar Genet (Carpentras), Opera Omnia, Seay A. (éd.).
(n° 19)

References

No information.

Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

Share

Permalink
Copied!

https://ricercardatalab.cesr.univ-tours.fr/works/1212/

Citation
Copied!

Alma redemptoris mater [048], in RicercarDataLab [https://ricercardatalab.cesr.univ-tours.fr/works/1212/] (accessed 08 March 2026).

Last modification: Nov. 12, 2025