Salve regina [244]

Francesco Stivori

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SR244 Salve regina 8 vv

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Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Two contrasting choirs. Chr. I, C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Range, E-d’’. Chr. II, C-C3; A-C4; T-T4; B-F4. Range, E-a’. “Salve” motto (App. 4), as upper voice within paired imitation (Chr. I, C/A & T/B, mm. 1-5), introduces the antiphon. Textual phrases are delineated through texture, rhythmic gestures, harmonic language and antiphonal treatment. A vertical structure follows the initial imitative texture. Antiphony articulates verses 3 and 5 (Chrs. II & I) with identical statements of “Ad te clamamus” (mm. 13-6) and varied statements of “Eia ergo” (mm. 26-7). Other antiphonal responses continue the narrative of the antiphon. Full-voice (8 vv) texture emphasizes the conclusion of verse three (“exules vilii Evae,” mm. 15-8), the beginning of verse 5 (“Eia…nostra,” mm. 26-8), “Et Jesum” (mm. 31-3) and the final verse, “O dulcis virgo Maria” (mm. 44-9). Overlapping antiphonal statements normally extend for the duration of a minum. To depict “suspiramus,” semiminum rests surround the first syllable (mm. 19-20). Descending voices (Chr. I, C, A, T) and harmonic progressions express “gementes et flentes in hac lachrimarum valle”: e, b, F♯, b, C, e, E, A, B♭, g, A, d, a, E; the phrase concludes with the chord E, e, g♯, b. Syllabic text setting prevails. Final d, accidentals included in S 6451.

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Francesco Stivori - 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.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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