Greatest Choral Piece Ever Written? • It Might Be Marenzio’s “Salve Regina”
By March 1596 Marenzio had arrived in Poland. In October of that year, he directed a Mass he’d written in the form of an “echo.”
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
By March 1596 Marenzio had arrived in Poland. In October of that year, he directed a Mass he’d written in the form of an “echo.”
The incomparable Andrew Hinkley kindly set it to plainchant notation.
I never knew these existed until earlier today!
In this article, I examine the elusive provenance of what some have called “the most popular piece of plainsong.”
Salve Regina is still in season for another three months. You have plenty of time to learn this simple yet satisfying piece.
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Potiron, Ostrowski, Bragers, Marier, Desrocquettes, Murray, and more!
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* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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