Regina caeli [176]

Costanzo Porta

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RC176 Regina celi 5 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

Regina celi

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

S-C1; A-C3; T I-C4; B-F4. Entire range, F-c’’. Contrary to the usual inclusion of the antiphon chant in canonic voices, Porta seems to have created melodic material with rhythmic gestures comparable to those of A and B for the canon at the lower octave and distance of three semibreves between C and T II. Chant, including melismas, is disposed in continuous semibreves (T I) as a cantus firmus throughout the motet except for the semibreve rest that precedes “resurrexit.” Chant exerts limited melodic influence upon other voices. The first three “alleluia” sections are identical and clearly defined.[1] A declamatory text setting prevails. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. Porta appears to have used a chant version for Regina caeli that includes identical melodic content for “alleluia” segments following the first three textual phrases in this setting but also in RC176 and RC177. The pitch content is comparable to the first melisma of “portare” as well as the “alleluia” that follows “resurrexit…dixit.”

Description

Attributed to Constantij Porte in Cantus, Altus, and Tenor partbooks, but to Paulo Animuccia in the Bassus partbook.

External link:
CPDL 54566 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Costanzo Porta - 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

[Porta, 1971]

Porta, C., 1971, Opera omnia, Cisilino S. et Luisetto G. M. (éd.), Padova.
(pp. 29-31)

References

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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