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Alma redemptoris mater
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Votive antiphons
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Alma redemptoris mater by Ruggiero Giovannelli — 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
This setting of the Marian antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater for double choir (SSAB and ATTB) captures the devotion of the text. The composer Ruggiero Giovannelli offers a rich, imitative texture in this sacred motet. The Latin words address Mary as the 'Soul of the Redeemer's Mother', the 'gate of heaven', and the 'star of the sea', imploring her to help her people who strive to rise from falling. The text recalls her miraculous conception and the greeting of Gabriel, ending with a plea for mercy for sinners. Giovannelli's music draws the listener into this profound meditation on Mary's role as intercessor.
