Salve regina [123]

Heinrich Isaac

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SR123 Salve regina 3 vv ; [2.p.] Eia ergo 2 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble

[C]-C2; A-C4; B-F4. Chant (App. 4) serves as a canon at the octave and distance of a breve between C and T for 1.p. and 3.p. that emphasizes the symmetry of the structure; for the “Duo,” 2.p., the textual centerpiece, chant is relegated to T as a cantus firmus with anticipatory entries at beginning of textual phrases “Eia ergo” and “illos tuos.” Primarily intact, but with occasional embellishments (e.g., “tui,” mm. 105-8, and the five-measure extension of verse 9), chant appears as long-note values at the beginning of each pars but gradually acquires the rhythmic character of the other voices. The 1.p. in triple mensuration contrasts with duple mensuration of the 2.p. and 3.p. A melismatic style defines the text setting. Final d.
[2] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SAB

Description

Sherr attributes the motet to Isaac based upon the designation in the index (Sherr, 1996, p. 27).
Llorens attributes the antiphon to Alexander Agricola (LLORENS, 1960, p. 27).

Associated people

Heinrich Isaac - 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

[Erbe deutscher Musik 76-78]

Just, M. (éd.), 1991, Der Kodex Berlin 40021 : Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, Mus. ms. 40021, Kassel.
(n° 41)

References

[LLORENS, 1960]

LLORENS, J. M., 1960, Capellae Sixtinae codices, Roma.
(p. 27)

[Sherr, 1996]

Sherr, R., 1996, Papal Music Manuscripts in the Late Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries, Neuhausen-Stuttgart http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37619812z (consulté le 1 décembre 2025).

Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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