Regina caeli [249]

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RC249 Regina celi 4 vv ; [2.p.] Quia quem 4 vv ; [3.p.] Resurrexit 4 vv ; [4.p.] Ora pro nobis 4 vv ; [5.p.] Alle Domine—Quam te decet 4 vv ; [6.p.] Fac nos tecum surgere, alleluia 4 vv

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[1] Regina celi

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

C-C3; A-C4; T-C4; B-F4. Entire range, F-g’. Chant (App. 3) serves as a cantus firmus (T) of partes 1, 2 & 4 and B of pars 3 in continuous breves; melismas associated with “letare,” “porta” and the final “alleluia” abbreviated. Plainsong also permeates texture with initial textual phrases. Contrapuntal voices consist of melodic/rhythmic motives comprised primarily of minums and semiminums. The trope, Alle Domine nate matris,[1] parallels the melodic and formal structure of the melisma of the final “alleluia” with a polyphonic texture for “alle…vivere” (5.p.); the entire texture is restated for “quam…pie” (5.p.). Textual incipits for non-cantus firmus voices characterize each pars. Final F.

1. Alle Domine nate matris Deus alme nobis confer praestaque vivere:
O Lord, born of a kindly mother, grant and give us life.

Quam [quoniam] te decet laus honor O Domine qui de morte surgebas rex pie:
Since praise and honor become you, O blessed Lord, who rose a king from the dead:

Fac nos tecum surgere, alleluia.
Let us rise with you, alleluia.
[2] Quia quem

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[3] Resurrexit

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[4] Ora pro nobis

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[5] Alle Domine—Quam te decet

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

[6] Fac nos tecum surgere, alleluia

Polyphonic ensemble SATB

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Style characteristics and structural features including use of borrowed plainsong suggest a significant relationship with RC248.

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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.

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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