Protexisti me Deus - Durante, Francesco

"This motet is somewhat of a curiosity. In 1744, the composer Leonardo_Leo died, and in 1745 Durante succeeded him as primo maestro at the Conservatorio di S Onofrio. He also petitioned the king of Naples to appoint him Leo’s successor as primo maestro of the royal chapel. An open competition, however, was held, in which Durante took part on April 21, 1745 along with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_de_Majo Giuseppe de Majo], Giuseppe Marchitti, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Sala Nicola Sala] and others, and to this end Durante sent in the present a cappella setting on the cantus firmus Protexisti me Deus. The judges were Constanzi of Rome, Giacomo_Antonio_Perti of Bologna, Niccol%C3%B2_Jommelli of Venice, and Johann_Adolph_Hasse, then also in Venice. Jommelli praised Durante’s contribution, though Perti was critical. The appointment went to De Majo, vicemaestro of the chapel.<br/> The motet has been written in stile antico, which also is manifested in Durante's Messa_a_quattro_voci_alla_Palestrina_(Francesco_Durante)."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre / Form → Motets ♬ Voicing → SSATB ¶ Language → Latin

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 83492

Editor Walter Heeroma

Posted 2025-01-20

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Protexisti me, Deus, a conventu malignantium, alleluia: a multitudine operantium iniquitatem, alleluia, alleluia.

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