Salve regina [299]

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SR299 Vita dulcedo 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 4 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 4 vv ; [4.p.] O pia 4 vv

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[1] Vita dulcedo

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[S]-G2; [A]-C2; [T]-C3; [B]-F3. High clefs. Entire range, G-g’’. Alternatim setting. Paraphrased chant (App. 4) introduces “vita” (“salve”) motto in S, but “vita” motto also appears in long note values (T) of pars 1; initial pitches of chant associated with “ad te suspiramus” permeate the imitative texture of pars 2 and the concluding phrase “in hac lachrimarum valle” is presented in imitation between B and T. The “Et Jesum” motive appears in T within a homorhythmic texture set apart in breves and semibreves whereas chant serves as a cantus firmus (S) supported by a contrapuntal texture in pars 4. Two partes (1.p. and 4.p.) of equal length (10 mm.) create a degree of structural symmetry for the setting. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final g (1.p., 2.p., 3.p.), d (4.p.); b♭ signature with several e-flats in the MS.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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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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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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