Salve sancta parens

General information

Introit for the Common of the BVM. The Graduale Romanum (Solesmes, 1961) gives the verse "Eructavit".

Notes on selected settings

Anonymous Trent 89 ATTB (with text A) Trent 88 ATTB (with text B) Trent 91 ATBB (no underlay) Trent 93 ST (with text B) Johannes Brassart ATB (with text B)

William Byrd SATTB (with text C) Heinrich Isaac SATB/ATTB (with text B & C) Heinrich Isaac SATTBB (with text B) Pellicer SSAT.SATB (with text C) Ludwig Senfl SATTB (w/o verse) Adrian Willaert SMsATTB (with text A)

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Blasius Ammon — Salve sancta parens  Latin SATTB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens (D-Ju MS 35)  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens (II) (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin STTB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens (Tr91)  Latin ATBB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens I  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens I (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens II  Latin ATTB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens III  Latin ST
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens III (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin SATB
• Anonymous — Salve sancta parens IV (D-Ju MS 33)  Latin SATB
• Johannes Brassart — Salve sancta parens  Latin ATB
• William Byrd — Salve sancta parens  Latin SATTB,SATBB
• Adrianus Petit Coclico — Bicinium super Salve sancta parens  Latin TB
• Heinrich Isaac — Salve sancta parens a 3  Latin SSA
• Heinrich Isaac — Salve sancta Parens a 4  Latin SATB, STTB, ATTB
• Heinrich Isaac — Salve sancta parens a 6  Latin SATTBB
• Jaume Pellicer — Salve sancta parens  Latin SSAT.SATB
• Jeffrey Quick — Salve sancta parens  Latin 
• Ludwig Senfl — Salve sancta parens  Latin SATTB
• Adrian Willaert — Salve sancta parens  Latin SSATTB

Text and translations

Latin text Salve sancta parens enixa puerpera Regem Qui caelum terramque regit in saecula saeculorum. A: Virgo Dei Genitrix, quem totus non capit orbis: In tua se clausit viscera factus homo. B: Sentiant omnes tuum [ad]iuvamen/levamen Quicunque celebrant tuam commemorationem. [Alleluia] C: Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea Regi. Psalm 44:2a Gloria Patri

English translation Hail, Holy Mother, who in childbirth brought forth the King who rules heaven and earth, world without end. A: O Virgin Mother of God, He whom the whole world can not contain: Enclosed Himself in thy womb, and became a man. B: Let all feel thy help and protection Whosoever celebrates your memory. C: My heart hath uttered a good word; I speak my works to the King. Glory be to the Father,…