Salve regina [021]

Jacques Arcadelt

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SR021 Salve regina 5 vv ; 2.p. Eya ergo 3 vv ; 3.p. Et Jesum 5 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATTB

[S]-G2; [A]-C3; [T I]-C3; [T II]-C3; [B]-C4. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-f’’. Chant (App. 4) motives permeate the dense imitative, contrapuntal texture. Remarkably, the initial “salve” motto is omitted though it introduces “vita dulcedo…” (mm. 20-24); instead, the descending four-note figure associated with “regina” appears in all voices (mm. 7-12) of the first textual phrase. To complement the two initial verses, Arcadelt restates the five-voice texture (mm. 1-17/19 equal mm. 20-40/43) wherein T I and T II exchange vocal material. Only initial pitches concurrent with specific words of verse 5 (“eya,” “advocata” and “illos”) relate to chant in the trio (2.p.) scored for T I, T II and B. Chant allied to “Et Jesus” is set apart with breves in A and T II (3.p.). “O dulcis” motive in breves and semibreves introduces verse nine “O dulcis virgo Maria” in T (mm. 60-3). The word “mater” of verse one is omitted. Text setting combines melismatic and syllabic styles. Final g, b♭ signature with e-flats in the source.

1. Salve regina settings by Beauserron, SR037, Josquin, SR127, Misonne, SR172, Palestrina, SR195, Praetorius, SR216, Reiner, SR225, Richafort, SR230, Sermisy, SR236 and anonymous settings SR339, SR349, SR358, SR376, SR382, SR393, SR395 and SR476 follow the same procedure.
[2] Eya ergo

Polyphonic ensemble

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATTB

Description

External link:
CPDL 65347 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Jacques Arcadelt - Composer

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Sung texts

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Salve, regina, mater misericordiae;

Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.

Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle.

Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.

O clemens,

O pia,

O dulcis virgo Maria.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[CMM 31]

Arcadelt, J., 1970, Jacobus Arcadelt, Opera Omnia, Seay A. (éd.).
(n° 13)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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