Regina caeli [089]

Nicolas Gombert

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RC089 Regina celi 10 vv

Type

Motet

Partitions

Regina celi

Polyphonic ensemble SSAATTTTBB

[C I]-G2; [C II]-G2; [A I]-C3; [A II]-C3; [T I]-C4; [T II]-C4; [T III]-C4; [T IV]-C4; [B I]-F4; [B II]-F4. Entire range, F-d’’. Chant introduces each of the four textual segments within an imitative, polyphonic texture to define the architectural framework of the antiphon. Chant motives also permeate the texture synonymous with “porta” (mm. 31-7), “sicut dixit” (mm. 47-50) and the “alleluia” sections. Antiphonal procedures involve shifting constituencies. “Regina celi letare alleluia,” scored for C I, A II, T I, T II & B I (mm. 1-25) overlaps the following phrase “Quia quem meruisti portare alleluia” that begins with a second choir comprised of T II, C II, A I, B II & T IV (mm. 18) but quickly evolves to a full-voice texture of individual voices. The final “alleluia” (mm. 63-94) includes a variety of voice groupings that enhance the development of motivic material. Final F, b♭ signature.[2]

Description

For the transcription by Neal note the error: The F clef of Bassus I should be changed to a tenor clef (Tenor IV).

For additional information regarding Gombert’s Regina caeli for 10 voices, see Neal, 2011, pp. 113-6. Regarding symbolic relationship with Mary, see Elders, 1994, p. 241.

Personnes associées

Nicolas Gombert - 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.

Bibliographie

Éditions modernes

[The multivoice sacred music of Nicolas Gombert]

Neal, B. A., 2011, The Multivoice Sacred Music of Nicolas Gombert: A Critical Examination, Thèse de doctorat soutenue à , 2011.
(pp. 204-27)

Références

[Symbolic Scores]

Elders, W., 1994, Symbolic Scores: Studies in the Music of the Renaissance.
(p. 241)

Contributeurs

Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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