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Ave Regina coelorum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Votive antiphons
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Ave Regina coelorum by Jan Dismas Zelenka — Lyrics
Ave Regina coelorum,
Ave Domina Angelorum:
Salve radix, salve porta, [or Salve, radix sancta,]
Ex qua mundo lux est orta:
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About Ave Regina coelorum
This setting of the Marian votive antiphon Ave Regina coelorum is ideal for services honouring the Virgin Mary. Zelenka’s setting offers rich harmonic language and contrapuntal interest for SATB choir. The Latin text, a prayer to Mary as Queen of Heaven, Mother of Angels, and the root and gate from which the world’s light arose, is set with devotion. The text continues by celebrating Mary’s glorious beauty and asks her to pray for us to Christ. This is a significant work by a composer whose sacred music stands comparison with his Bohemian contemporaries.
