Regina caeli [111]

Orlande de Lassus

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RC111 Regina caeli 5 vv ; [2.p.] Resurrexit 5 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

[1] Regina caeli

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

C I-C1; C II-C1; A-C3; T-C4; B-F4. C voices share the range c’–f’’. Anticipatory statements in various voices introduce a rhythmically varied chant (App. 3) in the T for each textual phrase. RC111 and RC112 (mm. 1-4) exhibit intervallically identical opening phrases for “regina caeli.” To intensify an “alleluia” phrase (mm. 37-9) Lassus employs the following harmonic progressions: g, E♭, C. A syllabic setting with brief melismas declames the text. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble SSATB

Description

External link:
CPDL 52835 [Choral Public Domain Library]

Associated people

Orlande de Lassus - 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

[Lasso, 1894, vol. 5]

Lasso, O. di, 1894, Sämtliche Werke, F. Haberl et A. Sandberger (éd.), Leipzig.
(n° 246-247)

[Lasso, 2006]

Lasso, O. di, 2006, The Complete Motets 21, Bergquist P. (éd.), Madison.
(n° 23)

[Musica sacra 10]

Commer, F., 1884, Musica sacra. Cantiones XVI, XVII saeculorum praestantissimas quatuor pluribusque vocibus accomodatas, 10, Regensburg, Allemagne.
(n° 31)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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