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A.Amici: Regina Coeli op.4a

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Regina Cœli for soprano, chorus, & organ (Op.4a) was composed in 1997 for a cycle of concerts organized by the composer to celebrate that year’s Easter festivities.  The original idea was to create a song of praise that expresses itself with a free, tonal harmony, which seems to circulate like the angels circulating in the celestial spheres.  The constant and static repetition of melodic phrases and rhythmic schemes depicts this “circular fixity.”

In 2008, the composer transcribed Regina Cœli for double chorus and orchestra (Op. 4b).

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Recorded by Andrea Amici on Apple computer with the following virtual instruments: Vocaloid Prima, EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs, Schantz Organ.