Salve regina [046]

Pedro Bermúdez

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SR046 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O clemens/O pia/O dulcis virgo Maria 4 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Tp-G2; [A]-C2; [T]-C3; [B]-C4. High clefs. Entire range, B♭-g’’. Alternatim setting; verse 6, “Et Jesum…” is divided in two parts, the first, in polyphony and the second, beginning with “nobis…” in chant. Pars 4 includes verses 7-9. A variant[1] of the Spanish version of Salve regina introduces textual phrases; motives associated with “vita” (“salve” motto), “ad te suspiramus,” “gementes,” “et Jesum” and “O clemens” permeate the contrapuntal texture. On the other hand, verse 9 lacks influence of chant. Except for imitative segments, a full-voice texture dominates. The first seven measures of pars 4 of SR046 and SR048 display similar musical materials. A declamatory text setting prevails. Final g, b♭ signature with frequent inclusion of e♭.

1. Breve Instrucción de canto llano ordenada por Luys de Villafranca, (Seville: Sebastián Trujillo, 1565). For transcription of Salve regina chant, see MRM 9, pp. 70-2.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] O clemens/O pia/O dulcis virgo Maria

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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Pedro Bermúdez - Composer

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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

[Hispanoamérica]

Andreo, D., 1992, Hispanoamérica: música de la época virreinal, Segovia.
(pp. 65-73)

[Monuments of Renaissance music 9]

Snow, R. J., 1996, A New-world collection of polyphony for holy week and the salve service, Chicago & London http://ark.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb39972996f.
(n° 39)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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