Soprano-Pergolesi-1 Stabat Mater Dolorosa

Parts Link: “Stabat Mater“ hymn is based upon the “Dolorosa“ poem which depicts the suffering of Mary, Jesus Christ’s mother, during his crucifixion. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was given a commission, to compose “Stabat Mater“ in 1734, but was gravely ill at the time, and completed it just before he died at the age of 26 . Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote: “The first movement of the Stabat Mater is the most perfect and most mo