Ave regina caelorum [044]

Costanzo Festa

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AC044 1.p. Ave regina coelorum 3 vv ; [2.p.] Gaude gloriosa 3 vv

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Motet

Scores

[1] Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SAT

S-C1; A-C1; T-C4. Chant (App. 2), most frequently presented in the A, is intact at the beginning of textual phrases but is treated freely as the voices unfold. Chant and new material permeate the imitative, contrapuntal texture. Festa uses the Pre-Tridentine text in combination of syllabic and melismatic styles. Final F, b♭ signature.
[2] Gaude gloriosa

Polyphonic ensemble SAT

Associated people

Costanzo Festa - Composer

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Sung texts

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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.

***

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 25 - V]

Festa, C., 1979, COSTANZO FESTA Opera Omnia, Seay A. (éd.).
(n° 57)

[Festa, 1936, vol. 2]

Festa, C., 1936, Monumenta polyphoniae italicae. 2, Sacrae cantiones 3, Dagnino E. (éd.), Romae.
(pp. 7-10)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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