Regina caeli [263]

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RC263 Quia quem meruisti 4 vv ; [2.p.] Ora pro nobis 4 vv

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[1] Quia quem meruisti

Polyphonic ensemble STBX

[C]-C1; Ct-C3; T-C4; B-F4. Alternatim setting. Chant (App. 3) significantly affects the structure through imitation of chant-based motives as well as phrases set apart in continuous semibreves. Within a section devoted to the word “portare” (mm. 12-23) that constitutes almost a third of pars 1 the B includes two statements of the first melisma of “portare” in semibreves while simultaneous upper voices paraphrase the same chant. Plainsong quotations define the “alleluia” that concludes pars 2. Combination of syllabic and melismatic styles characterizes text setting. Final F, b♭ signature.

[2] Ora pro nobis

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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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