Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista (1710-1736)
Vespers
Instrumentation: Soli, Mixed Choir-SATB, Orchestra
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In 1732 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi composed a setting of the
Vespers in honor of St. Emidius,
Naples’s patron saint and protector against earthquakes. All that
has survived are the introit
Domine ad adjuvandum and three psalm settings: Dixit Dominus,
Laudate and Confitebor.
Malcolm Bruno’s reconstruction consists of Pergolesi’s Hymnus,
Magnificat, several short
instrumental interpolations, and the contrafactum of a secular
cantata for the Salve Regina,
thereby presenting a full cross-section of Pergolesi’s artistic
evolution. The reconstructed
Vespers ranges from the early Confitebor, with its allusions to
Vivaldi, to the late Salve Regina
with its reminiscences of the famous Stabat Mater: from contrapuntal
choral writing to operatic
arias: and from the magnificently scored Dixit to the almost
intimate Laudate.
The present edition follows the original sources as closely as
possible and contains an
appendix with detailed notes on performance practice.
- Effective reconstruction of a full-length work
- Cross-section of Pergolesi’s sacred music
- Clear and easy-to-play piano reduction
Additional Information:
Preface
Vorwort
Domine ad adjuvandum:
1. Domine ad adjuvandum
2. Gloria Patri
3. Sicut erat in principio
4. Alleluja
Dixit Dominus:
1. Dixit Dominus
2. Virgam virtutis
3. Dominare
4. Tecum principum
5. Juravit Dominus
6. Dominus a dextris tuis
7. Gloria Patri
8. Sicut erat in principio
Confitebor:
1. Confitebor tibi, Domine
2. Confessio et magnificentia
3. Fidelia omnia mandata ejus
4. Redemptionem misit
5. Sanctum et terrible nomen ejus
6. Gloria Patri
7. Sicut erat in principio
Laudate pueri:
1. Laudate pueri
2. A solis ortu
3. Excelsus super omnes
4. Qui sicut Dominus
5. Suscitans a terra
6. Gloria Patri
7. Sicut erat in principio
Lucis Creator
Magnificat:
1. Magnificat anima mea
2. Quia fecit mihi magna
3. Suscepit Israel
4. Gloria Patri
Salve Regina:
1. Salve Regina
2. Ad te clamamus
3. Eia ergo, Advocata nostra
4. Et Jesum benedictum
5. O Virgo Maria
Ora pro nobis
Amen
Marienvesper Vocal score (Latin)
