Ave regina caelorum [076]

Giovanni de Macque

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AC076 Ave regina coelorum 12 vv

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Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SSSAAATTTBBB

Three equal choirs: S-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Entire complex encompasses range of F-d’’. No evidence of chant. The structure is delineated through contrasts of texture, mensuration and antiphonal effects. The salutation “ave” of the first two phrases has the same material but rearranged: Ch I to Ch III; Ch II to Ch I; Ch III to Chr II with changing harmonies over a pedal F. A three-voice texture appears successively in each choir for “regina coelorum.” Four identical overlapping statements of “salve radix sancta” occur within five measures. To complement trochaic prosody, “gaude gloriosa” contrasts in triple mensuration and homorhythmic texture[1] (mm. 41-52). The entire textual/musical material (22 measures) for “vale…exora” is repeated. Macque uses the Pre-Tridentine text. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. 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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Giovanni de Macque - 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.

***

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

[O’Regan, 1988]

O’Regan, T. N., 1988, Sacred Polychoral Music in Rome, 1575-1621, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 1988 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:daa9a67e-cf31-4a1b-8d74-4b814acb6957 (consulté le 12 novembre 2025).
(pp. 99-109)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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