Ave regina caelorum [050]

Elzéar Genet dit Carpentras

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AC050 Ave regina caelorum 4 vv

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Motet

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Ave regina caelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

S-G2; A-C3; T-C3; B-F3. High clefs. Entire range, B-g’’. The S and T are prime carriers of chant (App. 2) within an imitative, contrapuntal texture; however, other voices are also invested with chant as well as new material. Paired imitation introduces the initial “ave” (mm. 1-9). Textual phrases are defined by cadences, number of voices and mensural contrasts. The final textual phrase “vale…exora,” cast in triple mensuration (mm. 72-105), is followed by a 10-measure “coda” in duple mensuration with two statements of “exora” and an “Amen.” Genet combines melismatic and syllabic styles in setting of Pre-Tridentine text. Final C.

Description

The composer was often referred to by the name Carpentras, the village near Avignon where Elzéar Genet was born.

Associated people

Elzéar Genet dit Carpentras - 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.

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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 58]

Genet, E., 1972, Elzéar Genet (Carpentras), Opera Omnia, Seay A. (éd.).
(n° 20)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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