Salve virgo tui genitrix (Giovanni Matteo Asola)

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• (Posted 2020-01-19)  CPDL #56697:         

Editor: Andreas Stenberg (submitted 2020-01-19).   Score information: A4, 46 pages, 301 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: A semi-diplomatic edition: Clefs modern but key and note-values are original. Fictas added but sparingly. Full score, scores for each choir and parts included. The PDF is optimized for double-sided printing. When printing one-sided download the source file and comment-out the page-break markup pagebreak sections that force blank pages.

General Information

Title: Salve virgo tui genitrix
Composer: Giovanni Matteo Asola
Lyricist:

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SAAT.SATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1600 in Sacro Sanctae Dei laudes, no. 19
Description: Marian Motet for double choirs from Giovanni Matteo Asola's collection: Sacro sancte Dei Laudes, 1600.

Original text and translations

Latin text Salve Virgo tui genitrix  ac filia nati  Virgo qua virtus religioque viget  Tu cantanda mihi semper,  semperque colenda  Et numeris semper  tu celebranda meis  Virgo decus celi  Salve spes altera mundi  Et pro nobis  funde benigna preces.

English translation Hail Virgin who gave birth and daughter born Vigin whos virtue and sanctity flourish I praise You forever and I worship forever and your worth I glorify forever. virgin, glory of the heaven, Hail, hope of a new earth, Pour fort your prayers in our favour.