Regina caeli [093]

Francisco Guerrero

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RC093 Regina caeli 8 vv

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Motet

Scores

Regina caeli

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

C I-C1; C II-C1; A I-C3; A II-C3; T I-C4; T II-C4; B I-F4; B II-F4. Chant (App, 3) permeates an imitative, contrapuntal texture. Chant motives attached to specific textual passages and set apart as semibreves appear in various voices; e.g., within the first 12 bars a “regina caeli” motive is stated five times (T I, C I, T II, C II, and A II) simultaneously complemented by rising disjunct counterpuntal lines that span an octave in contrast to the chant motive span of a third. An 8-voice motet with four upper voices (C I and II, A I and II) and four lower voices (T I and II, B I and II) would usually be treated antiphonally; only for the final “alleluia” section (mm. 90-104) does Guerrero allude to antiphony that involves contrasting but overlapping voice groupings (e.g., C I, A I, T I, B I vs. C I, A I, A II, T II, B II). Approximately a third of the motet is fully voiced; various voice groupings provide variety. Declamatory text setting prevails. Final F, b♭ signature.

Description

External link:
CPDL 08625 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Francisco Guerrero - 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

[Monumentos de la Música Española 36]

Guerrero, F., 1978, Francisco Guerrero Opera Omnia, Llorens J. (éd.), Barcelona.
(n° 22)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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