Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), born in Salzburg, displayed extraordinary musical talent from early childhood, giving public keyboard performances and composing by age five. After extensive travels throughout Europe, he served in the Salzburg court before ultimately establishing himself in Vienna, where he produced landmark works in nearly every genre. His sacred choral output includes masses, litanies, vespers, and other liturgical music central to 18th century Catholic worship. The four litanies (1771 to 1776) and his two mature Vespers cycles, Vesperae solennes de Dominica, K. 321 (1779), and Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339 (1780), stand among his most celebrated sacred compositions, notable for their expressive melodic writing, alternation of homophonic and polyphonic textures, and vivid text illustration. Movements such as Laudate Dominum and the Magnificat remain staples of choral repertory worldwide. Mozart’s sacred works, along with his achievements in opera, symphony, concerto, and chamber music, continue to shape his legacy as one of the most influential composers in Western music history.
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