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Alma Redemptoris (in B-flat, 6/4)
Staff Notation • Sacred, Votive antiphons
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Alma Redemptoris (in B-flat, 6/4) by Natale Monferrato — 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 (in B-flat, 6/4)
Natale Monferrato’s setting of Alma Redemptoris Mater is a solo high voice work in Latin. The piece is in the genre of votive antiphons, sacred music often sung as a devotional offering. The text is a Marian antiphon, addressing the Mother of the Redeemer as the gateway to heaven and star of the sea, imploring her help for a fallen people and mercy for sinners. Monferrato’s musical setting, written in B-flat and a 6/4 time signature, offers a direct and expressive line to convey the solemnity and plea of the ancient words.
