Regina caeli [154]

Johannes Nucius

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RC154 Regina caeli 6 vv

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Motet

Partitions

Polyphonic ensemble SATBXX

C-G2; Q-C1; A-C3; T I-C4; Sx-C4; B-F4. Entire range, F-g’. Chant, primarily as semibreves, introduces “Regina coeli,” and initial pitches of “laetare” in C (mm. 5-9) and B (mm. 7-10) within an imitative texture; B states the quotation a 4th higher in mm. 13-7. On the other hand, only pitches associated with “quia” of line 2 and “ora” of line 4 are emphasized. Textual phrases are defined through chant quotations and contrasts of texture, rhythmic gestures and mensuration. Without influence of chant, the text “resurrexit dixit” emerges out of the previous “alleluia” section with a unifying rhythmic gesture (dotted minum, semiminum & two minums) appropriate for “resurrexit,” “sicut dixit” and “alleluia”; indeed, all three are stated simultaneously. Antiphonal treatment appears with the first “alleluia” section (mm. 25-34) and “Ora pro nobis Deum” (mm. 50-8). Triple mensuration in integer valor concludes the first line, “laetare,” that includes a motive (B, mm. 19-25) derived from intial pitches of the “laetare” plainsong melisma. Syllabic text setting prevails. Composers of Regina caeli usually cast the final line as the lengthiest section of the antiphon; the first line of Nucius’ antiphon “Regina…alleluia” (33 mm.), considerably larger than “Quia…alleluia” (8 mm.), “Resurrexit…alleluia” (7 mm.), and “Ora…alleluia” (16 mm.), constitutes more than half of the remainder of the antiphon. Final F, b♭ signature.

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Johannes Nucius - 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.

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Harry Elzinga - Project manager ; Scientific editor

Ailin Arjmand - Collaborative work

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Regina caeli [154], dans RicercarDataLab [https://ricercardatalab.cesr.univ-tours.fr/works/1703/] (accessed 30 janvier 2026).

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