Vesperae solennes de confessore (Mozart)
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339, is a sacred work composed in 1780 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It is scored for SATB soloists, SATB choir, violin I, violin II, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones colla parte, 2 timpani, and basso continuo (bassoon and organ).
It was composed for liturgical use in the Salzburg Cathedral.[1] The title "de confessore" was not Mozart's own, and was added by a later hand to his manuscript. It suggests that the work was intended for vespers held on a specific day on the liturgical calendar of saints ("confessors"); however, the saint in question has not been conclusively established.[2] This was Mozart's final choral work composed for the cathedral.[3]
Structurally, it is very similar to Vesperae solennes de Dominica (K. 321), composed in 1779. The setting is divided into 6 movements; as in Dominica, a setting of the Minor Doxology (Gloria Patri) concludes all movements, each recapitulating the opening themes. The first three psalms are scored in a bold, exuberant manner, contrasting with the strict, stile antico counterpoint of the a capella fourth psalm,[3] and the tranquility of the fifth movement. The Magnificat sees a return to the style of the opening settings.
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- Dixit Allegro vivace, C major, 3/4
- Confitebor Allegro, E-flat major, common time
- Beatus vir Allegro vivace, G major, 3/4
- Laudate pueri Allegro, D minor, cut common time
- Laudate Dominum Andante, F major, 6/8
- Mozart departs from the structure of K. 321 in this movement. The earlier setting of Laudate Dominum is a highly melismatic soprano solo, with no choral interlude. In K. 339, the soprano solo is much simpler; the choir quietly enters at the conclusion of the psalm with the Gloria Patri, and the soloist rejoins them at the Amen.
- This movement is well-known outside the context of the larger work, and is often performed in isolation.[4]
- Magnificat Andante, C major, common time
- —"Et exultavit..." Allegro, C major, common time
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- G major, K. 49/47d
- Waisenhausmesse C minor, K. 139/47a
- D minor, K. 65/61a
- Dominicusmesse C major, K. 66
- Pastoral Mass G major, K. 140/235d/Anh. C1.12
- Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis C major, K. 167
- Kleine Credo Messe F major, K. 192/186f
- D major, K. 194/186h
- Sparrow Mass C major, K. 220/196b
- Missa longa C major, K. 262/246a
- Credo Mass C major, K. 257
- Piccolomini Mass or Spaur Mass C major, K. 258
- Orgelsolomesse C major, K. 259
- B-flat major, K. 275/272b
- Coronation Mass C major, K. 317
- Missa Solemnis C major, K. 337
- Great Mass C minor, K. 427/417a
- Requiem, K. 626
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- Acis und Galatea, K. 566
- Der Messias, K. 572
- Das Alexander-Fest, K. 591
- Ode auf St. Caecilia, K. 592
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