"An American or European can composer, for example,
now has access to the music of various Asian, African,
and South American cultures."
AUTHOR: George Crumb
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"Because of mass communication, composers
know more about music from other cultures for
which they can incorporate into their own music."
COMPOSER
"Because of mass communication, composers
know more about music from other cultures for
which they can incorporate into their own music."
COMPOSER
VIVALDI
Gloria RV 589
Richard Sparks, Conductor
University of North Texas:
Collegium Singers and Baroque Orchestra
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| http://lucus-conversacionesvarias.blogspot.com/2012/11/gloria-de-vivaldi.html |
Gloria in D Major RV 589: Known also as the
Vivaldi Gloria, this is a choral-symphonic
work based on the liturgical text of the Gloria
(which is part of the Ordinary of the Mass)
written for vocal soloists, chorus, and
orchestra in 1713. This piece was lost for two
centuries after Vivaldi's death when it was
found amongst a pile of Vivaldi's forgotten
manuscripts in the late 1920's and it was not
until the fall of 1939 that it had its first modern
performance. In this piece Vivaldi broke the
standard liturgical text of the Gloria into 11
sections with each section given its own
distinct musical setting. Originally the piece
was written for women's voices only since
Vivaldi wrote the music to be played by his
students at the all female Pio Ospedale della Pieta
(a famous female only orphanage school in Venice).
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| The Ospedale della Pietà on the Riva Degli Schiavoni (1686) -Venice |
In this piece he masterfully alternates soloists and
chorus, supported by soli and tutti string orchestra
parts added with oboe and trumpet and a basso
continuo accompaniment probably played
by the organ.
