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The Sisters sing the Vespers hymn for the feast of Pentecost.

The Daughters of Mary ~ Veni Creator Spiritus

A sneak peak at one of the new chant recorded for Gregorian Chant for Kids, Volume 2 due out June 1st. 

Salve Regina - Gregorian Chant for Kids Volume 2

Performance of the Gregorian Salve Regina coupled with Josquin DesPres's cantus firmus motet in my own performance edition. 

The motet is a marvel of musical craftsmanship: not only does it utilize the Gregorian chant in its entirety in the Alto voice, but its structure is a strict double canon throughout: Soprano/Alto sing one strict canon; Tenor/Bass sing a different strict canon. Performed by Voces Novae et Antiquae under my direction May 16, 2004, in Philadelphia, PA.

The performing edition is also available from me directly: <info@robertamross.com>

Background from Wikipedia:

The *Salve Regina,* also known as the "Hail Holy Queen," is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The *Salve Regina* is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity Sunday until the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. "Hail Holy Queen" is also the final prayer of the Rosary.

The work was composed during the Middle Ages by German monk Hermann of Reichenau and originally appeared in Latin, the prevalent language of Western Christianity until modern times.

(Premier pars:)
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos
misericordes oculos ad nos converte;

(Secunda pars:)
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.


Wikipedia link

Salve Regina (Gregorian chant & Motet by Josquin DesPres; ed. Robert A.M. Ross [1984; rev. 2004])

Crux Fidelis
Gregorian Chant (Sacred Scripture)
Consortium Vocale / Alexander Schweitzer

Gregorian chant, in its all-embracing spirituality and poetry, appeals to the deeper levels of the human heart. Monks in the Middle Ages composed and performed this music as an integrated part of their daily occupation with Sacred Scripture. Throughout the centuries Gregorian chant has enriched and deepened the liturgy of the church, and has been a source of inspiration in every period of European music history. Under the leadership of Alexander M. Schweitzer, Consortium Vocale presents chants from the five Sundays of Lent, Palm Sunday and Good Friday, recorded in the medieval church at Ringsaker in Norway.

Album: EXAUDIAM EUM - Gregorian Chant for Lent and Holy Week (2L43SACD)
Recording venue: Ringsaker Church, September 2006
Original source: DXD (352.8kHz/24bit)

Consortium Vocale: Crux Fidelis (gregorian chant)

Alcuni tra i più celebri canti gregoriani accompagnati dall'orchestra sinfonica. Un repertorio intramontabile in una versione ricca di fascino, sonorità e suggestioni.

Pange lingua, di T. D'Aquino

Gregorian chant - Te Deum

Gregorian Chant - Dies Irae - 2

Adoro te Devote

1.Adoro te devote, latens Deitas,
Quae sub his figúris vere látitas
Tíbi se cor méum tótum súbjicit
Quia te contémplans tótum déficit.

1.Eu vos adoro devotamente, ó Divindade escondida,
Que verdadeiramente oculta-se sob estas aparências,
A Vós, meu coração submete-se todo por inteiro,
Porque, vos contemplando, tudo desfalece.

2.Vísus, táctus, gústus in te fállitur,
Sed audítu sólo tuto creditur
Credo quídquid díxit Dei Fílius
Nil hoc verbo veritátis vérius.

2.A vista, o tato, o gosto falham com relação a Vós
Mas, somente em vos ouvir em tudo creio.
Creio em tudo aquilo que disse o Filho de Deus,
Nada mais verdadeiro que esta Palavra de Verdade.

3.In crúce latébat sola Deitas,
At hic látet simul et humánitas
Ambo tamen crédens atque cónfitens,
Péto quod petívit látro paénitens.

3.Na cruz, estava oculta somente a vossa Divindade,
Mas aqui, oculta-se também a vossa Humanidade.
Eu, contudo, crendo e professando ambas,
Peço aquilo que pediu o ladrão arrependido.

4.Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intúeor
Déus tamen méum te confíteor
Fac me tíbi semper magis crédere,
In te spem habére, te dilígere.

4.Não vejo, como Tomé, as vossas chagas
Entretanto, vos confesso meu Senhor e meu Deus
Faça que eu sempre creia mais em Vós,
Em vós esperar e vos amar.

5.O memoriále mórtis Dómini,
Pánis vívus vítam praéstans hómini,
Praésta méae ménti de te vívere,
Et te ílli semper dulce sápere.

5.Ó memorial da morte do Senhor,
Pão vivo que dá vida aos homens,
Faça que minha alma viva de Vós,
E que à ela seja sempre doce este saber.

6.Pie pellicáne Jésu Domine,
Me immundum munda túo sánguine,
Cújus una stílla sálvum fácere
Tótum múndum quit ab ómni scélere.

6.Senhor Jesus, bondoso pelicano,
Lava-me, eu que sou imundo, em teu sangue
Pois que uma única gota faz salvar
Todo o mundo e apagar todo pecado.

.Jesu, quem velátum nunc aspício,
Oro fiat illud quod tam sítio
Ut te reveláta cérnens fácie,
Vísu sim beátus túae glóriae. Amem.

7.Ó Jesus, que velado agora vejo 
Peço que se realize aquilo que tanto desejo
Que eu veja claramente vossa face revelada
Que eu seja feliz contemplando a vossa glória. Amem

Gregorian chant - Te Deum

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