Music #186 - Mozart Exsultate Jubilate

Exsultate, jubilate, motet for soprano & orchestra
《Rejoice / 欣喜吧蒙福的灵魂》- K.165

This religious solo motet (經文歌) was composed when 16-year-old Mozart was visiting Milan. It was written for a castrato; in modern times, the motet is usually sung by a soprano.

It is divided into 3 parts: allegro, andante, allegro, totaling about 15 minutes.

The final allegro section is an "Alleluia" which is usually sung separately. And the one single word is sung repeatedly, from beginning to end, in various ways, beautifully.

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Mozart wrote a substantial amount of solo vocal and choral music, ranging from the utterly serene short motet Ave Verum Corpus, to the dazzlingly spirited Exsultate Jubilate. The Missa solemnis and the Requiem are his large-scale choral works in serious, darker mood.