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Ave Regina
Staff Notation • Sacred, Votive antiphons
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Ave Regina by Carlotta Ferrari — 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
Carlotta Ferrari’s Ave Regina offers a flowing SSA setting of a traditional votive antiphon. The music begins with a gentle, stepwise motion that gradually expands, creating a sense of calm devotion. The three female voices weave together, sometimes in homophony, sometimes with light imitation, to convey the text’s prayerful address to the Queen of Heaven. The composer captures the reverence of the Latin text, which praises Mary as the root and gate from which the world’s light emerged, and petitions her to pray for us. Ferrari’s sensitive setting makes this a suitable choice for services or concerts seeking a reflective sacred work for treble voices.
