Antonín Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Op. 58, is an extended setting for vocal soloists, choir and orchestra of the 20 stanzas of the Stabat Mater sequence. Dvořák sketched the composition in 1876 and completed it in 1877. It has been characterized as a sacred cantata and as an oratorio, and consists of ten movements of which only the first and the last are thematically connected. Its total performance time is around 85 minutes.
Date of composition | 1877 (1876-1877) |
Premiered | 1880, December 23rd in Prague, Czech Republic |
Type | Stabat Mater |
Catalogue | Op. 58 |
Approx. duration | 90 minutes |
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Orchestra
Chorus/Choir Voice (Soprano) Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Organ |
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