Vespro della Beata Vergine / Vesper
by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
4-Part - Sheet Music

Singing voice, SATB choir, orchestra (Vocal, Mixed choir, Orchestra) - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA07675

Composed by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Edited by Edward Higginbottom, Malcolm Bruno, and Robert Ross. Paperback. Score. Duration 2 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA07675. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA07675).

ISBN 9790006525201. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Text Language: Latin. Preface: Malcolm Bruno/Gwent Cwmcarvan.

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.