Gloria RV 589 (Arrangement for female choir SSAA) (Vocal Score)

Vivaldi Gloria in D major RV 589 (Arrangement for female choir SSAA) Vocal Score

- Effective arrangement for female choir

- Foreword in English and German

- Straightforward, idiomatic piano reduction

- Kyrie (BA 8954) and Gloria can be combined for performance

The Gloria RV 589 is one of Vivaldi’s most popular compositions today and one of the most regularly performed sacred vocal works from the Baroque era. The work was, in all probability, composed around 1716 during Vivaldi’s time at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice. 

Although Vivaldi’s Gloria was written for solo voices and mixed choir, it is likely that it was performed at the girls’ orphanage with female voices only. Taking this into account, Malcolm Bruno’s careful arrangement for choir SSAA is of some relevance. The work, when set for female voices or children’s choir, remains a true masterpiece.

The orchestral parts for the original SATB version (BA 7674) can be used for the performance of this arrangement.