Alleluia is from the motet Exsultate Jubilate was composed by Mozart in 1713, during one of the composer's trips to Italy, this exuberant work was the creation of the 17-year-old Mozart -- not for a female singer, but for the famous Roman castrato singer, composer, and keyboardist, Venanzio Rauzzini. The excellent musician, but also perhaps the recent succes of his opera Lucio Silla (in which Rauzzini created the part of Cecilio) in Milan. The Exsultate Jubilate received its first performance January 17, 1773, in the Church of the Theatins, Milan. Evidence that the work was first used for liturgical purposed is given in a later version from Salzburg, early 1780's where the text was adapted for the feast of the Holy Trinity.
Scored for soprano
Scored for soprano