Marian vespers

Marian Vespers is a name for the liturgical celebration of the evening prayer , the Vespers , on Marian feasts .

Based on the hymns and psalms of the Marian Vespers, the following composers of sacred music , among others, have created a work also called Marian Vespers (Italian Vespro della Beata Vergine ).

Adrian Willaert (together with others; approx. 1559)
Orlando di Lasso (1532–1594)
Claudio Monteverdi (1610), see Marienvesper (Monteverdi)
Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1650)
Johann Rosenmüller (around 1670–80)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1693)

An example of a contemporary Marienvesper is the Marienvesper for women's choir, congregation and organ , which Wolfram Menschick on the occasion of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI. In 2007 he composed in Altötting .

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfram Menschick composes for the Pope's visit - works by the former Eichstätter Domkapellmeister can be heard at church services in Regensburg and Altötting ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Report from the Diocese of Eichstätt from July 28, 2006

[1] Wolfram Menschick composes for the Pope's visit - works by the former Eichstätter Domkapellmeister can be heard at church services in Regensburg and Altötting ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2 archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Report from the Diocese of Eichstätt from July 28, 2006