Regina caeli [149]

Richard Mowere

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RC149 Regina celi 3 vv ; [2.p.] Resurrexit 3 vv ; [3.p.] Ora pro nobis 3 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Regina celi

Polyphonic ensemble STB

Tr-C1; T-C4; B-F3. Chant[1] in equal note values (semibreves) is placed in the T. Black square-shaped notes typical of chant notation appear in the manuscript; cadential passages are notated in mensural ligatures. Free of chant influence, the florid Tr and B function as equals proceeding in similar rhythmic gestures, usually in contrary motion but with occasional passages in parallel tenths (m. 7) and even briefly in parallel fifths (m. 4). Highly melismatic text setting characterizes Tr and B. Final F, b♭ signature in Tr and T, b♭ and e♭ in B.

1. Mowere most likely used a 15th-century Sarum source for the chant comparable to Richard Pynson, Processionale ad Usum Sarum 1502 (London, 1502), f. 168v. Reprint: (Clarabricken: Boethuis Press Limited, 1980). The Regina celi in this source contains but minor differences from LU 275. Mowere abbreviated the melisma for “letare” and avoids the second melisma for both “portare” and the final “alleluia.”
[2] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble STB

[3] Ora pro nobis

Polyphonic ensemble STB

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Richard Mowere - 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

[Lane et al., 2001]

Lane, E., Sandon, N. et Bayliss, C. (éd.), 2001, The Ritson Manuscript, Newton Abbot.
(n° 58)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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