Ave regina caelorum [017]

Giovanni Bassano

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AC017 Ave regina coelorum 12 vv

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Ave regina caelorum

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Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SSAAATTTBBBX

Three contrasting choirs. Choir I: C-G2; A-C1; T-C2; B-C3. Range, e-a’’. Choir II: C-G2; A-C2; T-C3; B-C4. Range, c-g’’. Choir III: Q-C2; A-C3; T-C3; B-F3. Range, G-d’’. High clefs. The basso per l’organo duplicates the lowest voice.[1] Bassano employs contrasting sonorities; choirs are used independently, coupled together (only Chrs. II and III), and as tutti. No evidence of chant. Silence occurs only between “ave regina” and “ave domina;” overlapping of phrases prevails. Triple mensuration for “gaude gloriosa”[2] contrasts with surrounding material. Homophonic texture and syllabic text setting predominate; only “super omnes speciosa” (mm. 39-43) exhibits a contrapuntal texture. Final C.

1. “It is possible that the basso per l’organo might have been published in the early seventeenth century and supplied with a date close to the year when the vocal part-books first appeared in print.” Richard Charteris, Giovanni Bassano, Opera omnia. CMM 101. Vol. 1, p. XIV. (Middleton, WI: AIM, 1999).

2. To emphasize textual/musical structure and complement trochaic prosody of “gaude…speciosa,” triple mensuration and homophony defines Ave regina caelorum settings by G. Aichinger (AC002 & AC003), F. Anerio (AC006), G. Bassano (AC016 & AC017), A. Gabrieli (AC047), R. de Lassus (AC072), G. de Macque (AC076), G. P. Palestrina (AC099), P. Philip (AC106), E. Saÿve (AC121), F. Soriano (AC123), F. Stivori (AC126), T. Victoria (AC136), Anon (AC170), Anon (AC184) and F. Anerio (AC232).

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CPDL 27241 [Choral Public Domain Library]

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Giovanni Bassano - Composer

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Ave, regina caelorum,
Ave, domina angelorum:
Salve, radix, salve, porta,
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude, virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa,
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

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Pre-Tridentine version:

Ave regina coelorum,
Ave, domina angelorum,
Salve radix sancta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa:
Vale, valde decora,
Et pro nobis semper Christum exora.
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

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Tridentine version:

Ave regina coelorum
Ave, domina angelorum,
Salve radix, salve porta
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude virgo gloriosa,
Super omnes speciosa:
Vale, o valde decora,
Et pro nobis Christum exora.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[CMM 101 - I]

Bassano, G., 1999, Giovanni Bassano, Opera Omnia, Charteris R. (éd.).
(n° 19)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Scientific editor

Jean-Paul Boury - Transcriber/Editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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