Regina caeli [079]

Franchinus Gaffurius

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RC079 Regina caeli 4 vv

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Motet

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Regina caeli

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[C]-C1; Cta-C3; T-C3; Ctg-C4. Chant incipit, “regina caeli” in T. Within the polyphonic setting, chant (App. 3) is primarily presented in imitation between T and C; the other voices offer new contrapuntal material. Chant migrates to Cta and Ctg for the second “alleluia.” A combination of syllabic (initial words of textual phrases) and melismatic styles defines the text setting. Final F, b♭ signature.

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Franchinus Gaffurius - Composer

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Sung texts

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Regina caeli laetare, alleluia;
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia,
Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia,
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

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The Trope:

Alle Domine nate matris Deus alme nobis confer praestaque vivere:
Quam [quoniam] te decet laus honor O Domine qui de morte surgebas rex pie:
Fac nos tecum surgere, alleluia.

Bibliography

Modern editions

[1958, vol. 5]

1958, Archivium musices metropolitanum Mediolanense, Milano.
(pp. 66-8)

[1987]

1987, Milan, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, Sezione Musicale, Librone 3 (olim 2267), New York & London.
(n° 54)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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