Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) and his Stabat Mater

The aim of this thesis is to present a personality of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and his work Stabat mater. The bachelor thesis is focused on the analysis and interpretation of the text, its historical context, structure and function. This thesis approaches the musical setting of the text by chosen composers. The work includes the short musical analysis of the whole work. It also compares different attitudes to the production based on chosen records