Ave regina caelorum [079]

Christophor Martin

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AC079 Ave regina coelorum 5 vv ; [2.p.] Salve radix 5 vv ; [3.p.] Gaude gloriosa 5 vv ; [4.p.] Vale valde decora 5 vv

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Motet

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[1] Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATTB

[C]-G2; [A]-C2; [TI]-C3; [TII]-C3; [B]-F3. High clefs. Entire range, c-a’’. Chant (slightly differs from (App. 2), pitched on f, in continuous semibreves[1] (B) in each pars supports four independent voices. Except for brief initial imitative segments for all partes, a dense texture of independent voices consists of motivic and rhythmic gestures primarily of minums and semiminums. The antiphon is devoid of homophonic/homorhythmic passages. Of particular interest are the passages saturated with succinct melodic/rhythmic motives: “super omnes speciosa,” 3.p., mm. 45-52 and “valde decora,” 4.p., mm. 56-63. A primarily syllabic text setting includes occasional melismas (“angelorum,” mm. 12-8 and “vale,” mm. 55-7). Final F, b♭ signature.

1. D-Mbs Mus.ms. 519 includes 6 Marian antiphons, three attributed to C. Martin (AR069, AC079, and RC133), two to O. Lassus (RC114 and SR145), and one anonymous [C. Martin?] Salve regina (SR337), each of which includes a cantus firmus of the appropriate Marian antiphon in continuous semibreves (square black chant notation in source).
[2] Salve radix

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[3] Gaude gloriosa

Polyphonic ensemble SATTB

[4] Vale valde decora

Polyphonic ensemble SATTB

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Christophor Martin - 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.

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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