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Alma Redemptoris Mater (another setting for ATB, 1639)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Votive antiphons
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Alma Redemptoris Mater (another setting for ATB, 1639) by Giovanni Rovetta — 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 (another setting for ATB, 1639)
This setting of the Marian votive antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater dates from 1639. It is sung in Latin and would be appropriate for liturgical occasions during the seasons of Advent and Christmastide. The text, which addresses Mary as the 'Soul of the Redeemer', 'Gate of Heaven', and 'Star of the Sea', implores her to aid the people who strive to rise from their sins. Rovetta crafts this motet for two voices, AT, highlighting the direct and intimate supplication of the text through the clarity of this specific voicing. Its style reflects the sacred polyphony of its time.
