Stabat mater (Sances)
The Stabat Mater by Giovanni Felice Sances is a setting in the form of a solo - motet of the same medieval poem for Cantus ( soprano or tenor ) and basso continuo .
construction
The work, which was written in 1638, consists of a large-scale Passacaglia , which is interrupted in places by recitative sections. The compositional style offers the singer a variable, dramatic design option for the given text. The traditional text is concluded with an added amen . The work lasts about twelve minutes.
Web links
- Stabat mater (Sances) : Sheet music and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
- Stabat mater in a partial adaptation for viol consort on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stabat mater (Sances) at www.stabatmater.info, accessed on March 23, 2018 (English).