| Davide penitente | |
|---|---|
| Cantata by W. A. Mozart | |
 Burgtheater in Vienna, where the cantata was premiered on a commission by the Tonkünstler-Societät | |
| Catalogue | K. 469 |
| Related | Great Mass in C minor |
| Text | Saverio Mattei |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Psalms, First Book of Samuel |
| Composed | 13 March 1785: Vienna |
| Vocal | SATB chorus; soprano I and II, tenor soloists |
| Instrumental | orchestra |
Davide penitente, K. 469 (also Davidde penitente), is a cantata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to texts by Saverio Mattei. The cantata was commissioned by the Wiener Tonkünstler-Societät, and first performed on 13 March 1785 in the Vienna Burgtheater. Most of the music is derived from the unfinished Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 (1782–83), although two arias ("A te, fra tanti affanni" and "Fra l'oscure ombre funeste") and a cadenza for the last movement ("Chi in Dio sol spera") were newly composed for the work.[1]
It has a duration of approximately 45 minutes.
- ^ Michael Quinn, "Cantata", The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia, ed. Cliff Eisen and Simon P. Keefe (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006), 59–60.