Regina caeli [005]

Felice Anerio

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RC005 Regina coeli 4 vv

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Motet

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Regina coeli

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. “Regina coeli” intonation in B. Chant (App. 3) introduces textual phrases in specific voices (e.g., “laetare” in C, “quia quem meruisti” and “ora pro nobis Deum” in T) within an imitative, contrapuntal texture. Whereas the majority of the setting consists of semibreves and minums, the text “resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia” contrasts with rhythmic values of semiminums and fusae. Text setting in declamatory style exhibits syllabic underlay. Final F, b♭ signature.

Description

External link:
CPDL 27891 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Felice Anerio - Composer

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Sung texts

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Regina caeli laetare, alleluia;
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia,
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

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The Trope:

Alle Domine nate matris Deus alme nobis confer praestaque vivere:
Quam [quoniam] te decet laus honor O Domine qui de morte surgebas rex pie:
Fac nos tecum surgere, alleluia.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[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. 458-61)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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