Salve regina [197]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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SR197 Salve regina 8 vv

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Motet

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Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Two equal choirs. C-G2; A-C2; T-C3; B-C4. High clefs. Entire range, c-f’’. Chant (App. 4), cast in semibreves (C), is relegated to verses 1 and 2; to complement the identical chant for the two verses, verse 2 begins with melody associated with “dulcedo” (“regina” in verse 1) but with text “vita.” The remainder of the antiphon consists of new material. Paired imitation (T/B and C/A of Chr. I) introduces verse 1; thereafter, homophony prevails. Antiphonal treatment involves alternation of verses (e.g., verses 1 and 2, 7 and 8), textual phrases (e.g., a modified repeat of “ad te suspiramus” followed by alternation of “gementes,” “et flentes” and “in hac lacrymarum” of verse 4) or specific words (e.g., “nobis” of verse 6). To emphasize verse 6, a semibreve rest precedes a tutti statement of “et Jesum.” Verse 3, “ad te clamamus…” and the third statement of verse 9 are also scored for tutti. Expressive harmonic progressions emphasize verse 7, (O clemens” (g, B♭, A) and verse 8, “O pia” (g, E♭, D). The word “mater” is omitted from verse 1. Final g, b♭ signature.

Description

External link:
CPDL 42914 [whole step lower] [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - 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

[Palestrina, 1937, vol. 35]

Palestrina, G. P. da, 1937, Le opere complete, Casimiri R. (éd.), Rome.
(pp. 769-78)

[Pierluigi da Palestrina's Werke 6]

Palestrina, P. da, 1968, Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Werke, Haberl F. X. et Espagne F. (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 34)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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