Vesperae solennes de confessore (Mozart)

The Vesperae solennes de Confessore, K. 339 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created in 1780 and are considered one of the outstanding church music works of European music history.

Vesperae solennes de Confessore are a composed in six movements Vespers. The Vesperae follow the Catholic liturgy for a snack and include five psalms from the Old Testament and the Magnificat from Luke's Gospel. The name de Confessore indicates that the Vesperae were commemorating a holy confessors, such as a holy bishop, written, solennes means " solemn " and indicates an orchestra with drums and trumpets.

The Vesperae are for soloists (soprano, alto, tenor and bass ), four -part chorus, 2 trumpets, timpani, 3 trombones, 2 violins and basso continuo (cello, double bass, bassoon and organ) composed. Particularly noteworthy is the soprano aria Laudate Dominum in.

The text of the six sets comes from the biblical Psalms and all the sentences end with the doxology Gloria Patri.

The sentences are:

The work was composed during Mozart's work as court composer for the Archbishop of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo.