Giovanni Battista Draghi: : (1710-1736) usually referred to as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was an Italian composer, violinist, organist and leading exponent of Baroque music; he is considered one of the greatest Italian musicians of the first half of the 18th century and one of the most important representatives of the Neapolitan school.

Despite his short life and few years of activity (he died of tuberculosis at the age of 26), he created works of historical importance, among which were La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress), which was of the highest importance for the development and diffusion of the opera buffa in Europe, L'Olimpiade, considered one of the masterpieces of the opera seria of the first half of the eighteenth century and the Stabat Mater, among the most important works of sacred music.



Stabat Mater for soprano and alto solo.

The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to the Virgin Mary that portrays her suffering as his mother during the crucifixion of her son Jesus Christ.

Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.

The title comes from its first line, "Stabat Mater dolorosa", which means "the sorrowful mother was standing"

7. Eja Mater, fons amoris

Text.

Eja Mater, fons amoris,
Me sentire vim doloris,
Fac, ut tecum lugeam.



English translation

7. O Mother, fountain of love,
make me feel the power of sorrow,
that I may grieve with you.

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciation of the latin.

7. ˈeja matˈɛr, fˈɔns amˈoris
mˈe sentˈire vˈim dolˈoris
fˈak, ˈut tˈekʊm lʊd͡ʒˈɛam.