Ave regina caelorum [002]

Gregor Aichinger

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AC002 Ave regina coelorum 3 vv

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Motet

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Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SSB

C I-C1; C II-C1; B-C3. “Ave” intonation in C I. Chant (App. 2), cast in semibreves, permeates the texture at the beginning of textual phrases (“regina” and “salve radix”). Within a primarily imitative contrapuntal fabric involving chant and new material, textual sections are delineated by cadences, texture and mensural changes. “Gaude…speciosa,” in triple mensuration and homorhythmic texture (mm. 29-35) complements trochaic prosody.[1] Declamatory style defines the Pre-Tridentine text. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. To emphasize textual/musical structure and complement trochaic prosody of “gaude…speciosa,” triple mensuration and homophony defines Ave regina caelorum settings by G. Aichinger (AC002 & AC003), F. Anerio (AC006), G. Bassano (AC016 & AC017), A. Gabrieli (AC047), R. de Lassus (AC072), G. de Macque (AC076), G. P. Palestrina (AC099), P. Philip (AC106), E. Saÿve (AC121), F. Soriano (AC123), F. Stivori (AC126), T. Victoria (AC136), Anon (AC170) Anon (AC184) and F. Anerio
(AC232).

Description

Aichinger composed another setting of Ave regina coelorum for three solo voices and thorough-bass. The work was published in QuercusDodonea…Augsburg, J. Praetorius, 1619. A modern edition by William Hettrick is available (Aichinger, 1986, Nr. 24).


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CPDL 27909 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Gregor Aichinger - Composer

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Ave, regina caelorum,
Ave, domina angelorum:
Salve, radix, salve, porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude, virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

***

Pre-Tridentine version:

Ave regina coelorum,
Ave, domina angelorum,
Salve radix sancta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa:
Vale, valde decora,
Et pro nobis semper Christum exora.
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

***

Tridentine version:

Ave regina coelorum
Ave, domina angelorum,
Salve radix, salve porta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa:
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[Aichinger, 1909]

Aichinger, G., 1909, Ausgewählte Werke, Kroyer T. (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 1)

[Aichinger, 1986]

Aichinger, G., 1986, The Vocal Concertos, Hetterick W. E. (éd.), Madison.
(n° 24)

[Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum]

Proske, C. (éd.), 1859, Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum: omni cultui divino totius anni juxta ritum Sanctae Ecclesiae Catholicae inservientium, Ratisbonae.
(pp. 486-8)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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