Alma redemptoris mater [077]

Jacob Obrecht

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AR077 Alma redemptoris mater 3 vv ; Et stella maris 3 vv ; Tu que genuisti 3 vv ; Virgo prius 3 vv ; Sumens illud 3 vv

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Motet

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[1] Alma redemptoris mater

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[D]-C1; [T]-C3; [B]-F3. High clefs. Entire range, c-f’’. Chant[1] is relegated to the B primarily in long note values (longae, breves and semibreves) but also in comparable rhythmic activity of the upper voices (e.g., “tu que genuisti”) with limited presence in the upper voices. Canon at the octave between the outer voices at the distance of a breve involves most of the “tu que genuisti” section. Obrecht recognizes the structure of the model by delineating his setting into four sections plus a concluding segment for “sumens illud.” Melismatic treatment of the text prevails. “Amen” concludes the setting. Final C.

1. The chant version in CambraiC 38, f. 156v may be Obrecht’s model. Obrecht, Jacob, Collected Works, edited by Chris Maas, in New Obrecht Edition, (Utrecht: Koninklijke Vereniging Voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, 1995). Alma redemptoris mater is Obrecht’s only motet that has the B as the structural voice throughout.
[2] Et stella maris

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[3] Tu que genuisti

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[4] Virgo prius

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[5] Sumens illud

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Jacob Obrecht - Composer

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Alma redemptoris mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes
Et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo:
Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum genitorem:
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud, Ave, peccatorum miserere.

Bibliographie

Éditions modernes

[Obrecht, 1968, vol. 6]

Obrecht, J., 1968, Werken van Jacob Obrecht, Wolf J. (éd.), Amsterdam.
(n° 17a)

[Obrecht, 1983, vol. 16]

Obrecht, J., 1983, Collected works, Utrecht.
(n° 1)

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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