One of my purposes with this blog is to share some of the treasures from the enormous deposit of beautiful art and music, especially sacred art and music, that has been handed down to us. Take the delightful duet below, for instance, which was actually composed as a part of the Mass: it is the … Continue reading Laudamus Te, by Antonio Vivaldi
Mozart Mass in C: Gloria
Please take a few minutes to listen to this beautiful sacred music, the "Gloria" from Mozart's Mass in C. I particularly recommend the "Laudamus Te" (starting at 2:40): it absolutely soars. Mozart himself was a sincere, if imperfect, Catholic who composed c. 60 pieces of sacred music over his short lifetime. We'll be hearing from him again on this … Continue reading Mozart Mass in C: Gloria