Alma Redemptoris Mater

General Information

One of the four seasonal Marian antiphons, assigned to the period from Advent through Candlemas.

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Settings by composers

Ambrosian chant Gregorian chant Gregor Aichinger a 3 SST a 4 SATB ("… Redemptoris" with homophonic sections) a 4 SSTB (head motive) Felice Anerio a 3 SST a 4 I SATB (imitative) a 4 II SATB (falso bordone) Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei SATB 4 Antiphonae Mariae (Franz Bühler) SATB & orchestra William Byrd ATTB Francesco Cavalli SSATB & bc Marc-Antoine Charpentier SATB & strings Teodoro Clinio SATB.SATB Andrea Cogliati SATB Guillaume Dufay ATB Stefan Stocker SAB & organ Aires Fernandes SATB Robert Führer SATB & orchestra Ruggiero Giovannelli à 8 SSAB.ATTB Charles Gounod TTBB Ciro Grassi SSA Francisco Guerrero a 4 SATB Michael Haydn SATB Oliver Hayes SATB Heinrich Isaac STTB Karl Kempter SAB & organ Jehan L'Heritier a 4 a 5 SSATB Josquin des Prez Alma Redemptoris Mater ATTB or TTTB Alma Redemptoris mater - Ave Regina caelorum ATTB (both paraphrased simultaneously) Orlando di Lasso a 5 SSATB a 6 (1582) SSATTB a 6 (1604) SSATTB a 8 SATB.SATB

Giovanni Legrenzi SA & bc Isabella Leonarda SATB (basso seguente) Natale Monferrato S & bc Johannes Ockeghem a 4 SATB or ATTB Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (3 settings altogether) Collegio Romano library SATB.SATB (performable by SATB) Capella Giulia library SATB.SATB a 4 voci pari SSSA or TTBB Peter Philips a 5 SSATB a 8 SATB.SATB Jeffrey Quick SSA or TTB Giovanni Battista Riccio SB & bc Giovanni Antonio Rigatti (S solo and continuo) Georg Valentin Röder (from Vespers, SATB with orchestra) Giovanni Rovetta 1639, for ATB & bc 1650, for AT & bc Juan García de Salazar SATB Giovanni Sances TB Ludwig Senfl SSATTB Andreas de Silva (Latin, STTBB) Johannes Nepomuk Skraup SATB, organ and other instruments Francesco Soriano SATB Tomás Luis de Victoria a 5 SATTB a 8 SATB.SATB Samuel Webbe I SATB with S solo & organ II SS & organ Adrian Willaert SMsATTB Philipp Zindelin SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Anonymous — Alma redemptoris mater (Royal 8.g.vii)
• Jacques-Louis Battmann — Alma Redemptoris Mater
• Giovanni Battista Chinelli — Alma redemptoris
• Antonio Cifra — Alma Redemptoris
• Johannes de Cleve — Alma redemptoris mater
• Giovanni Contino — Alma redemptoris mater
• Robert de Févin — Alma redemptoris mater
• Mariano Garau — Alma Redemptoris Mater II
• Elzear Genet — Alma redemptoris mater
• Peter Griesbacher — Alma Redemptoris Mater
• Bernard Hellebusch — Alma Redemptoris Mater no. 1
• Bernard Hellebusch — Alma Redemptoris Mater no. 2
• John Hetland — Alma Redemptoris Mater
• Anton Holzner — Alma redemptoris mater
• Jan Le Febure — Alma Redemptoris Mater
• Jacquet de Mantua — Alma redemptoris mater
• Natale Monferrato — Alma Redemptoris (I) - Canto
• Lambert Pietkin — Alma redemptoris mater
• Valentin Rathgeber — Alma Redemptoris Mater, Op. XVI, No. 4

Text and translations

Latin text Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia caeli porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti surgere qui curat populo: Tu quae genuisti, natura mirante, tuum sanctum Genitorem: Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere. German translation (from: Antiphonale zum Stundengebet) Erhabne Mutter des Erlösers, du allzeit offne Pforte des Himmels und Stern des Meeres, komm, hilf deinem Volke, das sich müht, vom Falle aufzustehn. Du hast geboren, der Natur zum Staunen, deinen heiligen Schöpfer. Unversehrte Jungfrau, die du aus Gabriels Munde nahmst das selige Ave, o erbarme dich der Sünder. Portuguese translation Doce Mãe do Redentor, que permaneces do céu uma porta aberta, e estrela do mar, ajuda teu povo caído que anseia levantar-se; Tu que destes à luz, para espanto da natureza, a teu Santo Criador; Sempre Virgem, que recebestes da boca de Gabriel o "Salve!": tem piedade de nós pecadores!

English translation Loving Mother of the Redeemer, who remains the gate by which we mortals enter heaven, and star of the sea, help your fallen people who strive to rise: You who gave birth, amazing nature, to your sacred Creator: Virgin prior and following, taking from the mouth of Gabriel that Hail! have mercy on our sins. Dutch translation Verheven moeder van de Verlosser, die altijd zijt de open deur des hemels en de ster der zee, kom het volk te hulp dat valt en poogt op te staan. Gij die tot verwondering van de natuur uw heilige Schepper hebt gebaard en maagd zijt gebleven; gij die door Gabriël zijt begroet, ontferm u over ons, zondaars. Korean translation 사랑하올 구원자의 어머니시여, 언제나 천상의 문을 여시는 분. 그리고 바다의 별이시여, 쓰러진 자 도우소서, 백성을 도우시는 이여 일어나소서. 놀라운 소산, 당신의 거룩한 존속을 잉태하신 분이여. 전에도 후에도 동정이시며, 가브리엘의 입으로부터 하례를 받으신 분, 죄인들을 불쌍히 여기소서. 아멘. Vietnamese translation Lạy Mẫu Nghi cao cả, sinh dưỡng Chúa cứu đời, là Cửa Trời rộng mở, Ngôi Sao Biển rạng ngời. Xin Mẹ thương cứu trợ kẻ lỡ bước sa chân đang tìm tay nâng đỡ mà cải quá tự tân. Mẹ sinh Chúa Thiên Ðình, Ðấng tạo thành nên Mẹ, trước sau vẫn khiết trinh, ôi lạ lùng khôn ví! Gáp-ri-en mừng hát, xin Mẹ nhận lời chào, và dủ tình thương xót đoàn tội lỗi quỳ tâu.

External links

• Thesaurus Precum Latinarum