Stabat Mater

[ stah-baht mah-ter, stey-bat mey-ter ]

noun

1. (italics) a Latin hymn, composed in the 13th century, commemorating the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the Cross.
2. a musical setting for this.

Stabat Mater

/ ˈstɑːbæt ˈmɑːtə /

noun

1. RC Church a Latin hymn, probably of the 13th century, commemorating the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion and used in the Mass and various other services
2. a musical setting of this hymn

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stabat Mater¹

Literally, “the mother was standing, the first words of the hymn”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stabat Mater¹

from the opening words, literally: the mother was standing

Example Sentences

But in between is a first for the orchestra: “Stabat Mater,” a 1951 work for contralto and strings by Julia Perry.

From New York Times

The critic Ross Parmenter wrote in The New York Times that the “Stabat Mater” “lingered poignantly in the memory.”

From New York Times

The mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, who will make her Philharmonic debut performing in the “Stabat Mater” solo part, said of the piece: “I love the vocal writing. It’s intense, it’s very introspective, it’s very intimate and also very extreme.”

From New York Times

One was the debut of a film tied to a forthcoming recording of Vivaldi’s “Stabat Mater.”

From New York Times

On Thursday, Botstein and The Orchestra Now, a capable and game group of young musicians, took the latest of those steps with Julia Perry’s “Stabat Mater,” written in 1951, early in that composer’s short life; Scott Wheeler’s new violin concerto, “Birds of America,” featuring Gil Shaham; and George Frederick Bristow’s Fourth Symphony, “Arcadian,” from 1872.

From New York Times