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Ave Regina caelorum
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Ave Regina caelorum by Mariano Garau — 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 caelorum
This short, homophonic setting for two-part choir (ST) presents a familiar Latin Marian antiphon. The music is serene and devotional, flowing smoothly with the text. The composer Mariano Garau has crafted a gentle and accessible setting, ideal for services or concerts. The text, Ave Regina caelorum, addresses Mary as Queen of Heaven and Lady of the Angels, invoking her as the 'holy root' and 'gate' from which light sprang forth into the world. It concludes with a prayer for the glorious Virgin, surpassing all in beauty, to intercede for us with Christ.
