Ave regina caelorum [026]

Giuliano Cartari

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AC026 Ave regina celorum 8 vv

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Ave regina celorum

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTBB

Two equal choirs. C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Entire range, F-d’’. No evidence of chant. Juxtaposed or overlapping textual phrases articulate the formal structure of the antiphon. Except for the textual phrases “gaude gloriosa” (mm. 22-24) and “super omnes speciosa” (mm. 24-9) that display similar antiphonal treatment of melodic, rhythmic and harmonic elements, antiphony involves contrasting materials of both identical (e.g., “ave regina celorum”) and contiguous textual phrases. Tutti segments (“salve…porta” mm. 10-15; “vale…decora” mm. 29-37; and “et pro…exora” mm. 45-52) include independent voices whereas antiphonal sections demonstrate homophony with simultaneous text declamation of Pre-Tridentine text in each choir. Brief melismas accompany “porta” (C primus, mm. 16-8) and “valde” (C secundus, mm. 35-6). To complement trochaic prosody, “gaude gloriosa,” notated as M, Sm, M, Sm, M, M interprets the inherent textual prosody (long-short) within duple mensuration and homorhythmic style (mm. 22-4).[1] Final F, b♭ signature.

1. The same principle is applied to “gaude gloriosa” in Ave regina caelorum settings by L. Balbi (AC015), G. P. Palestrina (AC098) and O. Vecchi (AC132).

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Giuliano Cartari - 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.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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