Ave regina caelorum [109]

Costanzo Porta

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AC109 Ave regina coelorum 6 vv

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Ave regina coelorum

Polyphonic ensemble SATBXX

C-C1; Sx-C1; A-C3; Q-C4; T-F3; B-F4. Entire range, F-c’’. Chant (App. 2) in breves and semibreves serves as a cantus firmus in T where it is segmented according to specific words or textual phrases;[1] the melody does not influence other voices within the imitative, polyphonic dense texture. Rhythmic gestures consisting of minums and semiminums sharply contrast with the cantus firmus. The initial melodic gesture in B (F, A, B) and imitated in Sx (c, e, f♯) characterizes the Lydian mode. The Pre-Tridentine text is presented is declamatory style. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. An identical cantus firmus is presented in BI of AC108.

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Costanzo Porta - 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

[Porta, 1971]

Porta, C., 1971, Opera omnia, Cisilino S. et Luisetto G. M. (éd.), Padova.
(pp. 57-60)

[Pruett, 1956]

Pruett, L. P., 1956, The Motets of Costanzo Porta, a Style-Critical Study, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 1956.
(pp. 52-8)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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