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Alma Redemptoris Mater
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Alma Redemptoris Mater by Francesco Cavalli — Lyrics
Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes,
et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo:
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About Alma Redemptoris Mater
Francesco Cavalli, a leading composer of 17th-century Venetian opera, also wrote significant sacred music. This motet, Alma Redemptoris Mater, is for SSATB voices and sets a well-known Marian antiphon in Latin. The text addresses the Virgin Mary as the 'Soul of the Redeemer's Mother,' the 'heavenly door,' and the 'star of the sea,' asking her to aid her people who strive to rise from falling. It recalls her miraculous conception of her holy Son, her perpetual virginity, and the greeting she received from Gabriel, concluding with a plea for mercy for sinners. Cavalli’s setting would have been intended for use within the liturgy or as a standalone devotional piece.
