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Alma redemptoris mater
Staff Notation • Sacred, Antiphons
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Alma redemptoris mater by Ludovico da Viadana — 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
This setting of the Marian antiphon Alma Redemptoris Mater would be fitting for services throughout Advent and Christmastide. Ludovico da Viadana’s SATTB arrangement offers a rich harmonic texture for this well-loved prayer. The text, which addresses Mary as the gate of heaven and star of the sea, implores her aid for a people struggling to rise from sin. It also recalls her divine motherhood and the angelic greeting of the Annunciation. Viadana’s setting, in Latin, is a powerful devotional work, ideal for a choir seeking to convey the profound mystery and hope of the season through sacred polyphony.
