Composer |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Franz Xaver Süssmayr |
|---|---|
Key |
a minor → F major |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Andante |
Length |
40 measures |
Latin text |
|---|
Confutatis maledictis, |
flammis acribus addictis, |
voca me cum benedictis. |
Oro supplex et acclinis, |
cor contritum quasi cinis, |
gere curam mei finis. |
For a detailed discussion of the dating of this work, which was completed before Mozart’s death in 1791 but dated 1792 on the manuscript, see the foreword to NMA I/1, section 2/1. The foreword emphasizes that no instrumentation was indicated in the autograph score for this movement. (NMA,I/1, section 2/1, foreword)
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