Salve regina [188]

Diego Ortiz

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SR188 Salve regina 5 vv ; [2.p.] Vita dulcedo 5 vv ; [3.p.] Ad te calmamus 5 vv ; [4.p.] Ad te suspiramus 5 vv ; [5.p.] Eia ergo 4 vv ; [6.p.] Et Jesum 5 vv ; [7.p.] O clemens 5 vv ; [8.p.] O pia 5 vv ; [9.p.] O dulcis virgo semper Maria 5 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

S-C1; A I-C3; A II-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Ortiz emphasizes the symmetrical design of the antiphon text with a four-voice setting of verse 5, “Eia ergo,” surrounded on each side by four partes for five voices; in addition, 5.p. is preceded by a segment concluding on D, the dominant. For the first five partes, chant,[1] usually in semibreves, pervades the imitative texture as it introduces textual phrases. A homophonic texture defines the style of “Et Jesum” for which the chant is presented in T and B; verses 7-9 also exhibit a homophonic texture. Multiple statements of the “salve” motto appear in S, A II, T and B; the word “regina” replaces “salve” for the second motto in S and the fourth in B. A declamatory text setting prevails. Final g, b♭ signature; final D for verses 7 and 8 complements dominant plainsong cadences.

1. The plainsong partially corresponds with known Spanish and 16th-century antiphonale Salve regina melodies but most likely reflects a local tradition.
[2] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[3] Ad te calmamus

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[4] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[5] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble

[6] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[7] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[8] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

[9] O dulcis virgo semper Maria

Polyphonic ensemble SAATB

Associated people

Diego Ortiz - 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

[R. J. Borrowdale, 1952]

R. J. Borrowdale, 1952, The ‘Musices Liber Primus’ of Diego Ortiz, Spanish Musician., Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 1952.
(pp. 835-55)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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