O Maria salvatoris Mater (John Browne)

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• (Posted 2020-07-01)  CPDL #59471:       

Editor: Steve Sanders (submitted 2020-07-01).   Score information: A4, 18 pages, 296 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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• (Posted 2005-09-24)  CPDL #09834:   

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2005-09-24).   Score information: Letter, 21 pages, 277 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Condensed score. Corrected edition uploaded 2021-01-31, fewer ficta representing better period performance practice (insofar as is known).

• (Posted 2005-09-24)  CPDL #09840:   

Editor: Charles H. Giffen (submitted 2005-09-24).   Score information: Letter, 42 pages, 301 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Landscape orientation, full score. Corrected edition uploaded 2021-01-31, fewer ficta representing better period performance practice (insofar as is known).

General Information

Title: O Maria salvatoris Mater
Composer: John Browne

Number of voices: 8vv   Voicing: SAATTTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

    Manuscript c. 1500 – 1520 in Eton Choirbook, no. 1
Description: This huge scale Antiphon was given the significant honor of being the first work appearing in the Eton Choirbook.

Original text and translations

Latin text

O Maria salvatoris
Mater, fragrans flos pudoris,
Superans nascentia.
Parit illa mater fructum
Qui iam nostrum tulit luctum
Cunctaque peccamina.

Parit Christum virgo manens;
Quisnam negat? Numquid parens
Virga Aaron legitur frondes,
Flores produxisse?
Deum ita potuisse
Filium adseritur.

Ex hac matre sic intacta
Gignit eum, quo est facta
Cunctaque viventia.
Illam ergo recolamus,
Cuius fructum sic amamus;
Colant et caelestia.

Quisnam vivit hoc in mundo,
Cum sit captus iniucundo
Morbo vel tristitia,
Quin, si oret istam matrem,
Intercedat ut ad patrem
Caelesti in patria?

Exstat mater tum parata
Nos iuvare, En! quam grata
Adest semper Maria.
Rogamus et Frideswidam,
Magdalenam, Catharinam
Doctam philosophia.

Theologia disputans
Gentes cunctas superans,
Cum sit haec Catharina.
His iam sanctis iubilemus
Voce, corde decantemus
Hac nostra melodia.