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Ave Regina, op. 140 Nr. 4
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Votive antiphons
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Ave Regina, op. 140 Nr. 4 by Josef Rheinberger — 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, op. 140 Nr. 4
Josef Rheinberger's Ave Regina, op. 140 Nr. 4, is a sacred motet for SATB choir setting a votive antiphon in Latin. The text addresses Mary as Queen of Heaven and Lady of Angels, hailing her as the root and gate from which the world's light sprang. It continues with a joyful salutation, calling her glorious and beautiful above all, and urging her to always pray to Christ for us. Rheinberger's setting, likely from his later prolific period, is a rich and devotional response to this Marian text, fitting for liturgical use or concert programming. The flowing melodic lines and warm harmonies of this setting would have been characteristic of his mature style.
