Regina caeli [147]

Cristóbal de Morales

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RC147 Regina caeli laetare 6 vv ; [2.p.] Resurrexit 6 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Regina caeli laetare

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATB

C I-G2; C II-C1; A I-C2; A II-C2; T-C3; B-F3. High clefs. Entire range, A-f’’. Chant (App. 3), primarily stated in breves and semibreves, is presented in canon between C II and A II at the lower fourth and the distance of three breves in a segmented format; “meruisti” and “portare” are separated by three breves as are “resurrexit dixit” and “sicut dixit.” Within an imitative, contrapuntal fabric, anticipations of the canon occur in C I, A I, T and B for the first textual phrase “regina caeli;” subsequent phrases exhibit fewer instances of chant influence. A variety of voice groupings emphasize the spatial parameters of this setting; only a quarter of the work is full voiced. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATB

Description

External link:
CPDL 20201 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Cristóbal de Morales - 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 34]

Morales, C. de, 1971, Opera omnia, Anglès H. (éd.), Roma.
(n° 72)

References

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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