Ave regina caelorum [067]

Orlande de Lassus

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AC067 Ave regina coelorum 4 vv

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Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. No evidence of chant. Changes of texture (chordal, imitative polyphony and independence of voices) and motivic material for different textual phrases assist in defining the structure. The setting combines declamatory text setting with appropriate melismas and includes “salve” motto (la-sol-la-re) from Salve regina chant in B with “salve radix.” Lassus uses the Tridentine text except for inclusion of “semper” in final textual phrase. Strong harmonic progressions prevail. Final G.

Description

External link:
CPDL 27937 & 21837 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Orlande de Lassus - 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.

***

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

[Lasso, 1894, vol. 1]

Lasso, O. di, 1894, Sämtliche Werke, F. Haberl et A. Sandberger (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 272)

[Lasso, 2002]

Lasso, O. di, 2002, The Complete Motets 19, Bergquist P. (éd.), Madison.
(n° 4)

[Trésor musical XII]

Maldeghem, R. J. van, 1876, Trésor musical: collection authentique de musique sacrée & profane des anciens maîtres belges, Bruxelles.
(n° 10)

References

[Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum]

Proske, C. (éd.), 1859, Musica divina sive thesaurus concentuum selectissimorum: omni cultui divino totius anni juxta ritum Sanctae Ecclesiae Catholicae inservientium, Ratisbonae.
(pp. 510-12)

Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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