Salve regina [249]

Jacobus Vaet

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SR249 Vita, dulcedo 4 vv ; 2.p. Ad te suspiramus 3 vv ; 3.p. Et Jesum 4 vv ; 4.p. O pia 4 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Vita, dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Alternatim setting. Paraphrased chant (App. 4) permeates the imitative texture at beginning of 1.p., and 3.p., as well as specific textual phrases (e.g., “in hac lacrimarum,” mm. 56-65). Chant also emphasizes particular words (e.g., “dulcedo,” mm. 9-12; “suspiramus,” mm. 42-6; and “nobis,” mm. 90-5). Vaet couples the “salve” motto (B, mm. 31-6) with the final word (“salve”) of verse 2 concurrently with the appropriate chant for “salve” (C). This antiphon may be regarded as a model for the composer’s five-voice setting, SR252, since similar musical materials are linked to the following textual passages in both antiphons:

Salveet flentesvalleEt JesumbenedictumO pia
SR249mm. 26-3652-563-566-7072-80107-11
SR252mm. 26-3661-371-3274-8085-91117-21

Furthermore, the 4.p. of both motets is in triple mensuration. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final, d (1.p., 2.p. and 3.p.), a (4.p.).
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Associated people

Jacobus Vaet - 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

[Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich 116]

Vaet, J., 1967, Sämtliche Werke VI, Salve Regina und Magnificat, Steinhardt M. (éd.), Graz [etc.].
(n° 1)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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