Regina caeli [171]

Alonso de Plaja

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RC171 Regina caeli 3 vv ; [2.p.] Resurrexit 3 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Regina caeli

Polyphonic ensemble BBB

[B I]-F3; B II-F3; B III-F3. Voci pari. Three equal voices, each with the range, B♭-d’. Chant (App. 3) articulates each of the four textual phrases as well as the concluding “alleluia” section within an imitative texture: “regina” (mm. 1-7); “quia quem meruisti” (mm. 17-22); “resurrexit” (mm. 34-9); and “ora pro nobis” (mm. 41-6). The text, “ad Dominum,” that replaces “Deum” in the textual phrase “ora pro nobis Deum” is highlighted as an independent segment (mm. 46-53). Brief imitative “alleluia” segments (4-6 mm.) conclude the first three textual phrases; on the other hand, the final “alleluia” (mm. 53-81) consists of three independent sections: section one (mm. 53-9) comprises two paraphrased statements of the initial pitches of the “alleluia” melisma, and the second section (mm. 59-70) also paraphrases another segment of the melisma both within an imitative texture. Reminiscent of the 13th-c. English rondellus, the third section (mm. 70-81), in contrasting homorhythmic texture, makes use of voice exchange (see below); cadences conclude on unison f. Final F, b♭ signature.

MM.70-474-878-81
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[2] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble BBB

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Alonso de Plaja - 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

[Anglès, 1941]

Anglès, H., 1941, La música española desde la edad media hasta nuestros días, catálogo de la exposición histórica celebrada en conmemoración del primer centenario del nacimiento del maestro Felipe Pedrell (18 mayo-25 junio 1941), Barcelona.
(p. 30)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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