Alma Redemptoris Mater (also for 2vv 1650)

Sung in Latin, this is a setting of the Marian votive antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater, a prayer asking the Mother of the Redeemer to aid a people striving to rise from sin. The text, with its rich imagery of the 'gate of heaven' and 'star of the sea', is treated with flowing melodic lines and clear harmonic writing. Rovetta’s setting for three voices (Alto, Tenor, Bass) is a dignified and devotional offering, suitable for services during Advent and Christmastide, or for Marian occasions. Its clarity of texture makes it accessible to choirs looking for a rewarding sacred motet from the 17th century.