Salve regina [182]

Jacob Obrecht

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SR182 Salve regina 3 vv ; [2.p.] Vita dulcedo 3 vv ; [3.p.] Eia ergo 3 vv ; [4.p.] Et Jesum 3 vv ; [5.p.] O clemens 3 vv ; [6.p.] O pia 3 vv ; [7.p.] O dulcis Maria 3 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble STB

C-C1; T-C4; B-F4. 2.p. includes verses 2-4. Chant (App. 4) appears as cantus firmus in 1.p. (“salve,” mm. 1-5), 3.p. (T), 4.p. (B) and 6.p. (C) in long-note values including breves, longae and maximas, the latter at the beginning of 6.p., (“O pia,” mm. 217-25). On the other hand, chant pervades the imitative texture that introduces specific textual phrases (e.g., “vita,” mm. 15-7, “ad te clamamus,” mm. 22-5, “ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes,” mm. 30-8, and “O clemens,” mm. 198-201). Passages in parallel tenths, a mannerism of Obrecht, dominate 3.p., mm. 60-72. Each pars concludes with a section of rapid rhythmic gestures. Triple mensuration defines 1.p., 2.p. and the final sixteen measures of 7.p.; the remainder of the antiphon manifests duple mensuration. A melismatic text setting prevails. Final d; to complement plainsong final a (5.p., 6.p.).
[2] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble STB

[3] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble STB

[4] Et Jesum

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[5] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble STB

[6] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble STB

[7] O dulcis Maria

Polyphonic ensemble STB

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- ObrechtWolf Vol. 6. No. 16 [Obrecht, Jacob. Werken. Edited by Johannes Wolf. Amsterdam: G. Alsbach & Co. and Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1908-21. Reprint, Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers Limited, 1968.]

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Jacob Obrecht - 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

[Obrecht, 1968, vol. 6]

Obrecht, J., 1968, Werken van Jacob Obrecht, Wolf J. (éd.), Amsterdam.
(n° 16)

[Obrecht, 1983, vol. 16]

Obrecht, J., 1983, Collected works, Utrecht.
(n° 24)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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