It was composed in Salzburg at the request of the Archbishop Colloredo for liturgical use in the city's cathedral. The title "de Dominica" signifies its use in Sunday services. In 1780, Mozart composed another setting of the Vespers, the Vesperae solennes de confessore, which shares many musical similarities with this work.

Date of composition 1779
First published 1833 – Vienna: Diabelli
Type Religious work
Tonality C Major
Catalogue KV 321
Instruments Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto)
Voice (Tenor)
Voice (Bass)
Chorus/Choir
Organ
Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica en do majeur, KV 321
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica in do maggiore, KV 321
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica C-dur, KV 321