Salve regina [235]

Ludwig Senfl

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SR235 Salve regina 4 vv ; [2.p.] Vita, dulcedo 4 vv ; [3.p.] Ad te clamamus 4 vv ; [4.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [5.p.] Eia ergo 4 vv ; [6.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [7.p.] O clemens 4 vv ; [8.p.] O pia 4 vv ; [9.p.] O dulcis virgo Maria 4 vv

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Motet

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[1] Salve regina

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

D-G2; A-C2; T-C3; B-F3. High clefs. Chant (App. 4), systematically relegated to D and T (see below), is usually set apart in long note values but may also accommodate rhythmic gestures of other voices. With the notable exception of the “salve” motto in paired imitation (mm. 1-5), chant seldom permeates the contrapuntal texture. At the beginning of verse 6, “Et Jesum,” D carries a melody (b♭, c, b♭, c, d, c, b♭, a) in breves that is remarkably similar to initial pitches of verse 5, “Eya ergo.” (See same quotation in SR227). Like his Regina coeli (RC349), Senfl’s Salve regina is bitextual. In each pars Senfl presents the Marian text in three voices; the remaining voice (D or T) contains a verse of the hymn Stella maris.[1] The arrangement of texts and cantus firmus creates an arch of duple mensuration. The word “mater” is omitted in verse l. Final g, b♭ signature.

PartesVoicesHymnVoiceCF
Salve reginaDABStella maris…TD
Vita dulcedoATBEt in virginali…DT
Ad te clamamusDABStabat mater…TD
Ad te suspiramusATBEducavit suam…DT
Eia ergoDABStabat autem…TD
Et JesumDABMoritur…TD
O clemensDABAssumpta nunc…TD
O piaATBStellato sedet…DT
O dulcisDABProtectrix…TD

Stella maris atrimatu cepit Deo psallare
Et in virginali statu meruit concipere
Stabat mater verum solem genuit institie
Educavit suam protem virgo plena gratia
Stabat autem cum pendente crucis in patibulo
Moritur cum moriente Simeonis gladio
Assumpta nunc a filio per chorus angelorum
Stellato sedet solio Protectrix peccatorum.[2]

2. This singular hymn text is corrupt.
[2] Vita, dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Ad te clamamus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[5] Eia ergo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[6] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[7] O clemens

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[8] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[9] O dulcis virgo Maria

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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Ludwig Senfl - 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

[Griesheimer, 1990]

Griesheimer, J. C., 1990, The Antiphon, Responsory, and Psalm Motets of Ludwig Senfl, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 1990.
(pp. 262-74)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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