Regina caeli [030]

Carlo Berti

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RC030 Regina caeli 8 vv ; [2.p.] Resurrexit 8 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Regina caeli

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Two equal choirs. [S]-C1; [A]-C3; [T]-C4; [B]-F4. Chant (App. 3) permeates the imitative texture with initial pitches of the four textual phrases “regina…laetare” (omission of melissma), “quia…meruisti,” “resurrexit…dixit” and “ora…Deum”; chant does not influence “alleluia” sections. Overlapping antiphonal responses involve repetition of textual/musical material, typically found at the beginning of textual phrases, varied responses as well as new material for concluding tutti sections. “Alleluia” sections in triple mensuration tend toward homorhythmic style at the beginning of phrases becoming increasingly contrapuntal as the voices develop. To increase the cumulative effect for the final “alleluia” Berti includes 12 overlapping responses of the text in homorhythmic style concluding with a tutti in duple mensuration and contrapuntal style. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final F, b♭ signature.
[2] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Associated people

Carlo Berti - 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

[Nutter, 1970]

Nutter, D., 1970, The Life and Works of Carlo Berti, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à Florence, 1970.
(pp. 101-14)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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