Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate Motet, K. 165

Description

Exsultate, jubilate was composed in 1773 during Mozart's soujourn in Italy, when he was 17 years of age. It was written for an eminent Roman castrato, Vanazio Rauzzini, who operformed it in the Church of Theatines. A few months earlier Rauzzini sang the part of Cecilio in Mozart's opera “Lucio Silla.”

Tha autograph of this work was known to be in the Prussian State Library in Berlin. The title page read: Motetto Composto in Milano nel Giano 1773 del Sigr. Cavaliere Amadeo Wolfgango Mozart, Accademico di Bologna e di Verona.

The motet has four sections:

1. Exsultate jubilate – Allegro (F Major)
2. Fulget amica dies – Secco Recitative
3. Tu virginum corona – Andante (A Major)
4. Alleluja – Molto allegro (F Major)