| Litanies | |
|---|---|
| Vocal church music by W. A. Mozart | |
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| Text | Liturgical |
| Language | Latin |
| Composed | 1771–1776 |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
| Instrumental |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed four litanies in his service as a church musician for the Salzburg Cathedral, two of which are settings of the Litaniae Lauretanae, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The other two are settings of the Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, venerating the Eucharist. Mozart composed the works for four soloists, choir, instruments, and continuo. The litanies appeared in Bärenreiter's Neue Mozart-Ausgabe (NMA) in 1969.