Regina caeli [159]

Asprilio Pacelli

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RC159 Regina coeli 8 vv

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Motet

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Regina coeli

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Two equal choirs. C-C1; A-C1; T-C4; B-F4. Within an imitative texture, C and A voices of Chrs. I and II share chant quotations, cast in semibreves (“regina”) or paraphrased chant (coeli’). Imitation at the distance of a semibreve defines the respective C and A voices, whereas imitation at the distance of two breves marks C/A voices between Chr. I and Chr. II (mm. 1-8). Replete with chant quotations and contrasting rhythmic gestures, choirs are harmonically dependent upon each other in this introductory passage. To emphasize the fourth line, “Ora..Deum,” chant in breves and semibreves permeates the imitative texture in both the initial statement (Chr. I, mm. 57-61) as well as the antiphonal response (mm. 60-6); a second statement defines “Ora” with breves in a quasi-homophonic/homorhythmic texture for both choirs (mm. 77-83). Identical “alleluia” segments (mm. 67-77 equal 83-92) follow the “Ora…” statements. Textual phrases are characterized by contrasts of texture, rhythmic gestures, triple mensuration, antiphonal techniques and repetition of textual/musical material; structural clarity defines the antiphon. Triple mensuration and homophonic/homorhythmic texture complement trochaic prosody of “resurrexit” (mm. 30-8 and 41-6) and the subsequent “alleluia” section (mm. 51-7). Antiphonal statements involve brief overlapping restatements of “laetare” (mm. 8-10) or, of entire textual phrases (e.g., “Quia…portare,” mm. 16-25). Tutti sections account for about a third of the antiphon and include the last three measures of the first and second “alleluia” sections, portions of “resurrexit…alleluia,” and the final five measures of the “alleluia” sections following “ora…Deum. A coda consisting of eight independent voices concludes the antiphon (mm. 92-7). Final F, b♭ signature.

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Asprilio Pacelli - 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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