Regina caeli [151]

Juan Navarro

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RC151 Regina caeli 6 vv

Type

Motet

Scores

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATB

C I-G2; C II-G2; A I-C1; A II-C2; T-C4; B-F3. High clefs. Entire range, G-f’’. A Spanish Regina caeli chant[1] primarily in semibreves permeates the imitative, contrapuntal texture. The melodic material for textual phrase “ora…Deum” differs from the cited Spanish version but may reflect a local tradition. The antiphon begins with chant (C I) and a countersubject (A I) that also permeates the texture for the first textual phrase. Except for the first “alleluia,” new material defines the subsequent “alleluia” sections; the final “alleluia” in triple mensuration intensifies the drive to the final cadence. A declamatory text setting prevails. Final g, b♭ signature; e♭ included where necessary with additional editorial e flats.

1. The Spanish version in mode 1 bears little resemblance to the Roman version. That the melody may have remained relatively unchanged during the sixteenth century is validated by the Liber Processionarius (Seville, 1526) f. 23v reproduced in Freis, 453 and the Antiphonarium de sanctis (Saragossa, 1596) 239-40 in O’Connor, 80.

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Juan Navarro - Composer

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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

[Navarro, 1978]

Navarro, J., 1978, Psalmi, Hymni, ac Magnificat, Rubio S. (éd.), Escorial.
(pp. 359-67)

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Contributors

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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