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Alma Redemptoris Mater, Op. XVI, No. 4
Staff Notation • Sacred, Votive antiphons
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Alma Redemptoris Mater, Op. XVI, No. 4 by Valentin Rathgeber — 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, Op. XVI, No. 4
This setting of the Votive antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater is by Valentin Rathgeber. The Latin text, a prayer to the Mother of God, calls her the gateway to heaven and star of the sea, asking her to aid her people who strive to rise from falling. It also recalls her miraculous conception of her divine son, while nature stood in awe, and how she received Gabriel's greeting, Ave. The composer invites the choir to plead for mercy for sinners. The SATB voicing allows for rich harmonic colours as the devotional text unfolds.
