Salve regina [401]

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SR401 Vita dulcedo 5 vv ; [2.p.] Ad te suspiramus 5 vv ; [3.p.] Et Jesum 5 vv ; [4.p.] O pia 5 vv

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[1] Vita dulcedo

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[C I]-C1; [C II]-C1; [A]-C3; [T]-C4; [B]-F4. Alternatim setting. Brief chant (App. 4) borrowings in B emphasize “in hac lachrimarum valle” (mm. 34-7) and “Et Jesum” (mm. 42-3). An imitative, polyphonic texture characterizes partes 1 and 2; except for imitation of initial pitches (C I, A, C II), five independent voices define pars 4 (9 mm.). On the other hand, a homorhythmic texture with independent voices sets apart a significant portion of pars 3 (“fructum…ostende,” mm. 47-59). As a point of departure, B of pars 1 begins with a descending 5-note motive first stated in C I (a’-d’, mm. 1-2) and continues with a 5-note extention (a-G) accompanied by two statements of “vita dulcedo” (mm. 3-6). There follows a motive (B: d, A, d, G, A, d, A, mm. 7-9) that is restated in mm. 12-14 with different musical material in the four upper voices. Final d; b-flats included in MS. Partes 1 and 4 conclude on the dominant, A.
[2] Ad te suspiramus

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

[3] Et Jesum

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

[4] O pia

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

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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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