Regina coeli (José de Torres)
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- Editor: Jonathan Goodliffe (submitted 2010-04-07). Score information: A4, 5 pages, 52 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: from the Música Colonial Archive.
General Information
Title: Regina coeli
Composer: José de Torres
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: Latin
Instruments: Basso continuo
First published:
Description: A short "Regina coeli" for solo soprano and 4 part choir. 3 further parts were added at a later date in a different hand. These have not been included. According to the entry by Yvonne Levasseur-de-Rebollo in Grove's Dictionary of Music, opinion is divided as to whether there may have been a second musician named José de Torres (possibly the son of the first). This work may perhaps be attributed to the junior Torres, since it is stylistically so different from the other works.
External websites:
- The microfilmed original manuscript has been digitised and is online. This link requires "Dejavu" software. Free download available here.
Performance of this work on Youtube.
Original text and translations
Original text and translations may be found at Regina caeli.