Regina caeli [133]

Christophor Martin

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RC133 Regina caeli 6 vv ; [2.p.] Quia quem meruisti 6 vv ; [3.p.] Resurrexit 6 vv ; [4.p.] Ora pro nobis Deum 6 vv

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[1] Regina caeli

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[C I]-C1; [C II]-C1; [A]-C3; [T I]-C4; [T II]-C4; [B]-F4. Chant (App. 3), as cantus firmus (C II), appears in continuous semibreves in each pars surrounded and supported by five independent voices; chant melismas associated with “laetare,” “portare” and the final “alleluia” are abbreviated. Except for brief initial imitative segments that include chant references for all partes, a dense texture of independent voices consists of motivic and rhythmic gestures primarily of minums, semiminums and fusae. The antiphon is devoid of homophonic/homorhythmic passages. Of particular interest are the passages saturated with succinct melodic/rhythmic motives: 1.p., “laetare,” mm. 3-8; 2.p., “portare,” mm. 21-9 and “alleluia,” mm. 30-41; 3.p., “alleluia,” mm. 50-8; and 4.p., “alleluia,” mm. 67-75. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. D-Mbs Mus.ms. 519 includes 6 Marian antiphons, three attributed to C. Martin (AR069, AC079, and RC133), two to O. Lassus (RC114 and SR145), and one anonymous [C. Martin?] Salve regina (SR337), each of which includes a cantus firmus of the appropriate Marian antiphon in continuous semibreves (square black chant notation in source).
[2] Quia quem meruisti

Polyphonic ensemble SSATTB

[3] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble SSATTB

[4] Ora pro nobis Deum

Polyphonic ensemble SSATTB

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Christophor Martin - Composer

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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.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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