Salve regina [231]

Martín de Rivafrecha

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SR231 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O clemens 4 vv ; [5.p.] O dulcis virgo semper Maria 4 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Tp-C1; A-C4; T-C4; B-F4. Alternatim setting; verse 6, “Et Jesum…” is divided into two parts, the first in polyphony, the second, beginning with “nobis…” remains in chant. Spanish composers typically regarded verses 7-9 as a polyphonic entity within alternatim settings; Rivaflecha, however, considers the three acclamations as independent components. A variant[1] of the Spanish version of Salve regina appears in C of the first three partes and the T of 4.p.; plainsong is absent from 5.p. Except for a brief paired imitation passage (T/B, C/A, mm. 35-9) in 2.p., and the motivic material treated imitatively that surrounds cantus firmus (T) of 4.p., homophony predominates. The word “et” in verse 2 is omitted. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final d; to complement chant, 4.p. has final a.

1. Breve Instrucción de canto llano ordenada por Luys de Villafranca, (Seville: Sebastián Trujillo, 1565). For transcription of Salve regina chant, see MRM 9, pp. 70-2.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[5] O dulcis virgo semper Maria

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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CPDL 05390 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Martín de Rivafrecha - 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

[Antología musical ; siglo de oro de la música litúrgica de España]

Elústiza, J. B. de et Castrillo Hernández, G. (éd.), 1933, Antología musical ; siglo de oro de la música litúrgica de España: polifonía vocal siglos XV y XVI, Barcelona http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb42975715x (consulté le 12 novembre 2025).
(n° 8)

[Greenberg et Maynard, 1975]

Greenberg, N. et Maynard, P. (éd.), 1975, An Anthology of Early Renaissance Music, New York, NY.
(n° 10)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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