Ave regina caelorum [099]

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

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AC099 Ave regina coelorum 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ave Domina angelorum 4 vv ; [3.p.] Salve radix 8 vv ; [4.p.] Gaude gloriosa 8 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

Two equal choirs. C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Entire range, F-d’’. Chant (App. 2) introduces each phrase and permeates the imitative texture but only through “salve”; thereafter, chant is absent. “Ave…coelorum” is relegated to Chr. I, “Ave…angelorum” to Ch. II and “salve…orta” treated antiphonally. To complement trochaic prosody, triple mensuration and homorhythmic style define “gaude gloriosa.”l The final phrase “vale…exora” combines homophonic and polyphonic styles concluding with a tutti section (mm. 81-91). Choirs are harmonically independent. The Pre-Tridentine text is used with the text “radix et porta” replacing “radix sancta.” 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).
[2] Ave Domina angelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Salve radix

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

[4] Gaude gloriosa

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Description

External link:
CPDL 52105 & 50878 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - 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.

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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

[Palestrina, 1937, vol. 35]

Palestrina, G. P. da, 1937, Le opere complete, Casimiri R. (éd.), Rome.
(pp. 759-68)

[Pierluigi da Palestrina's Werke 7]

Palestrina, P. da, 1869, Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Werke, Haberl F. X. et Espagne F. (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 26)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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