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)

INFO e ACQUISTO del prodotto ---> http://libreria-online.paoline.it/schedaProdotto.aspx?idp=8019118023162

Verbum caro factum est - Marco Frisina

Music: Jacques Berthier
Recorded by Trivium School Chorale (students in grades 7-12)
Paul Jernberg, Director
May 2000
Cathedral of St. Paul
Worcester, MA

Alleluia

Adoramus Te Christe

Dies ire

Marianne Lihannah (mezzo soprano) sings and Liz Leachman is the pianist. 
This very beautiful 'Ave Maria' is less well-known and
commonly attributed to the wonderful Baroque composer Giulio Caccini (1551--1618). (highly doubtful)
Also attributed to Vladimir Vavilov (1925--1973) (more likely)

From Wikipedia: see Ave Maria (disambiguation)
"Ave Maria" is a popular and much recorded aria composed by Vladimir Vavilov around 1970. It is a musical hoax generally misattributed to Baroque composer Giulio Caccini. Vavilov himself published and recorded it on the Melodiya label with the ascription to "Anonymous" in 1972. It is believed that the work received its ascription to Giulio Caccini after Vavilov's death, by an organist Mark Shakhin (one of its performers on the mentioned "Melodiya" longplay), who gave the "newly discovered scores" to other musicians; then in an arrangement made by the organist Oleg Yanchenko for the recording by Irina Arkhipova in 1987; then the piece came to be famous worldwide

Hope you like it!

Songs for the Celebration of Life

Ave Maria

Vavilov: Ave Maria | attributed to Caccini | Marianne Lihannah | Mezzo | Liz Leachman | Piano

Veni Veni Emmanuel

The arrangement by Mack Wilberg, recorded live by Bradford Cathedral Choir at our Service of Lessons and Carols on 16th December 2018. 

Conductor: Alexander Berry
Organist: Dr Ed Jones

Track 24 Ding! Dong! merrily, on high

Salve, regina, mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules, filii Evae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos
ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis virgo Maria.


Salve, reina, madre de misericordia,
Vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra, salve.
A ti clamamos, exiliados hijos de Eva.
A ti suspiramos, gimiendo y llorando
en este valle de lágrimas.
Ea pues,  abogada nuestra,
esos, tus ojos misericordiosos, vuelve a nosotros.
Y a Jesús, bendito fruto de tu vientre,
muéstranos, después de este exilio.
Oh clemente, oh piadosa, oh dulce virgen María.

Salve Regina - Antífona marial -(Antifonario Benedictino, 2007)

Recorded at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral
Basilica Schola
New York City, 12/12
Recorded by Malcolm Addey

14th-century tune; this plainsong version is related to the late medieval Scandinavian version found in Piae Cantiones (1582).

Puer natus in Bethlehem, Alleluia. Unde gaudet Jerusalem. Alleluia. In cordis jubilo Christum natum adoremus, cum novo cantico. 
Hic jacet in præsepio, Alleluia. Qui regnat sine termino. Alleluia. 
 hoc natali gaudio, Alleluia. Benedicamus Domino: Alleluia. 
Laudetur sancta Trinitas, Alleluia. Deo dicamus gratias. Alleluia.

A Child is born in Bethlehem, alleluia. Rejoice together, all Jerusalem, alleluia, alleluia. Refrain: Let us adore the birth of Christ with joyful hearts and a new song. 
He lies here in the manger, alleluia, who rules without end, alleluia, alleluia.  R.
On the joyful day of his birth, alleluia, let us bless the Lord, alleluia, alleluia. R.
The Holy Trinity be praised, alleluia. Let us thank God, alleluia, alleluia. R.

Puer Natus in Bethlehem

Canto gregoriano. Missa de angelis. Hope you like it.

Track 24 Ding! Dong! merrily, on high

Alex Berry

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