Ave Regina - Cecilia McDowall
No. 1 of McDowall's 'Three Latin Motets', Ave Regina is a gentle and lyrical setting of the text 'Hail, Queen of the Heavens'. The calm and memorable opening phrase is hinted at in passages of more intensity, and its partial statement at the end leaves it lingering after the voices have faded away.
No. 1 of McDowall's 'Three Latin Motets', Ave Regina is a gentle and lyrical setting of the text 'Hail, Queen of the Heavens'. The calm and memorable opening phrase is hinted at in passages of more intensity, and its partial statement at the end leaves it lingering after the voices have faded away.
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HORIZONS
2
Sacred
SATB a cappella
CECILIA McDOWALL
Ave Regina
SOPRANO 1
SOPRANO 2
ALTO
TENOR
8
BASS
for
rehearsal
only
- lo
An
An
-lo
Andante espressivo e teneramente q = c.74
p dolce
A
p dolce
-
Commissioned for the Canterbury Chamber Choir
by Janet and Douglas Mackay in memory of their parents
Ave Regina
A - ve Re
p dolce
A - ve Re
p dolce
-
A -
p dolce
A
ve
Andante espressivo e teneramente q = c.74
rum:
p dolce
Re
- gi - na cae
- gi - na cae
ve
Re
- ve Re -
- gi - na cae
- lo - rum, A
CECILIA McDOWALL
p cresc.
p cresc.
ve
p cresc.
- - -
- Do
- lo - rum, A - ve Do
p cresc.
- gi - na cae
gi
- ge - lo - rum:
- ge - lo - rum:
-
rum:
- lo - rum:
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-
na
- mi - na
- mi - na
cae
- - -
p cresc.
p cresc.
mf
Sal
mf
Sal
mf
Sal
mf
- ve ra
- - -
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mf
-
Sal
mf
ve,
-
dix,
- dix, sal - ve por
- ve ra
Sal
- ve ra
-
sal
-
dix,
- ve ra
dix,
mp
sal -
mp
- ta, sal -
mp
sal -
mp
- dix, sal -
mp
Ave Regina is No. 1 of a set of Three Latin Motets. No. 2, Ave Maria (SSA), is published as ISBN 978–0–19–335556–9, and No. 3,
Regina Caeli (SATB), is published as 978–0–19–343922–1.
sal
mp
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- ve,
- ve,
- ve,
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ve
mp
sal
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mp
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mp
sal - ve, sal
mp
sal
mp
sal
mp
mp
- ve, sal
mp
- ve, sal
mp
- ve por
- ve por
- ve por
- ve por
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por
ta,
mf
ta,
p
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mf
ta,
p
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mf
p
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mf
p
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qua
qua
qua
qua
mun
p
mun
mun
mun
mun
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do,
do,
do,
do,
do,
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cresc.
ex
cresc.
ex
cresc.
mun
cresc.
mun
qua
cresc.
qua
mun - do lux,
f
mun
f
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lux,
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lux,
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mun - - do
lux,
cresc.
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lux
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lux,
lux,
lux,
lux
lux
est,
est
5
24
est
or
lux est or
lux
lux
or
est
est
poco rit.
- - - - - -
poco rit.
- - ta:
or
or
- -
- -
-
ta:
ta:
ta:
ta:
a tempo
pp dolce
Gau
pp dolce
Gau
a tempo
-
Gau - de Vir
pp dolce
Gau - de Vir
pp dolce
Gau -
pp dolce
pp dolce
-
de
- go glo - ri -
- go glo - ri -
de
de
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29
Vir
- o
- o
Vir
Vir
-
p cresc.
- go glo - - - ri - o
p cresc.
- sa, Su - per om
p cresc.
- sa, Su
- - - ri - o - - sa:
-
sa:
- nes spe - ci - o - - sa:
- per om -nes,
om
p cresc.
- go glo - - - ri - o
p cresc.
go
glo
p cresc.
- -
nes:
mf
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mf
Va -
mf
- - sa:
Va -
mf
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35
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va
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le,
va - le, va
f
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le,
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val-
- le,
mf
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le,
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ra,
va
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Va
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le,
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va - le, va
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mf
Va
- le, va
O
-
val
le,
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- de de - co - ra, O
de
f
- co - ra, va
val
- le, va
-
-
f
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mp
- de, Et
mp
- le, Et
mp
- le, Et
mp
- de, Et
mp
- le,
Et
mp
pro
pro,
pro,
pro,
pro,
no - bis, pro
pro
pro
pro
no
pro
no
no
no
no
-
bis,
pro
no - bis
- bis, pro no - bis
- bis, pro no
- bis, no
- bis, no
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bis
bis
bis
7
46 f
Chris - - - - tum,
f
f
Chris
Chris
f
Chris
f
Chris
f
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Chris
Chris
- - - - - tum, Chris - tum,
- - tum,
Chris
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ex
- - - tum ex
Chris
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-
-
tum,
-
- - tum,
Chris - - tum
o
-
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50
poco rit.
- o - ra,
-o
- - ra,
- ra,
meno mosso q = 68
pp dolce
A - ve Re - gi - na cae
pp dolce
ex - - o - ra, A - - ve cae - lo - rum.
poco rit.
meno mosso q = 68
rit.
pp dolce
A - ve Re - gi - na cae
pp dolce
A - ve Re - gi - na cae
pp dolce
A
pp dolce
- - ve cae
rit.
- lo - rum.
- lo - rum.
- lo - rum.
- lo - rum.
lunga
ppp
ppp
ppp
lunga
ppp
ppp
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