Ave regina caelorum [154]

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AC154 Ave Domina angelorum 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ex qua mundo 4 vv ; [3.p.] Super omnes speciosa 4 vv ; [4.p.] Et pro nobis 4 vv

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[1] Ave Domina angelorum

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[C]-C1; [A]-C3; T-C3; [B]-F3. Alternatim setting.[1] Plainsong sections that introduce partes 2, 3 and 4 (“salve radix sancta,” “gaude gloriosa” and “vale valde”) are included in CasAC C. Chant either permeates the imitative texture (“ave,” 1.p. and “et pro nobis,” 4.p.) or serves as a cantus firmus: “ex qua mundo,” semibreves in B, (2.p., mm. 22-9); “super omnes,” breves in B and “speciosa,” breves in T, (3.p., mm. 45-68). Varied statement of material or repetition of material concludes partes 1, 2, & 3: “angelorum,” mm. 12-15=15-8; “lux est orta,” mm. 36-40=40-4; and “super Christum exora,” mm. 83-90=90-6. Primarily constructed of breves and longae, 3.p. markedly contrasts with the other partes. Combination of syllabic and melismatic styles defines the Pre-Tridentine text. Final F, b♭ signature.

1. See AC077 for another alternatim setting of Ave regina caelorum.
[2] Ex qua mundo

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[3] Super omnes speciosa

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[4] Et pro nobis

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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.

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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