Salve regina [140]

Orlande de Lassus

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SR140 Salve regina 4 vv ; 2.p. Et Jesum 4 vv

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Motet

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[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. “Salve” (“vita”) motto in semibreves and breve appears in B (mm. 1-3 and 6-8) in identical disposition as in SR 142 and 146; the remainder of the antiphon carries no chant references. Contrasting duo passages introduce verses 4 and 5. Minum rests inserted between “ad te” and “suspiramus” first with C/A, then T/B followed by full-voice texture express the text. Except for an imitative duo that opens verse 5, imitation is limited to brief segments that initiate textual phrases (e.g., “salve” of verse 1, “vita,” verse 2 and “ad te,” verse 3). Expressive harmonic progressions define specific words of textual phrases: “misericordes” (C, g, B♭, F) and “O clemens, O pia” (D, G, d, a, F, E). The word “mater” is omitted in verse 1. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final a (1.p.), d (2.p.).
[2] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Description

External link:
CPDL 27967 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Orlande de Lassus - 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

[Lasso, 1894, vol. 1]

Lasso, O. di, 1894, Sämtliche Werke, F. Haberl et A. Sandberger (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 76-77)

[Lasso, 2002]

Lasso, O. di, 2002, The Complete Motets 19, Bergquist P. (éd.), Madison.
(n° 30)

[Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum]

Proske, C. (éd.), 1859, Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum: omni cultui divino totius anni juxta ritum Sanctae Ecclesiae Catholicae inservientium, Ratisbonae.
(pp. 530-4)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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