Introduction to the Hymn to the Virgin

The Stabat Mater is a hymn composed in the 13th century. In the 18th century, it was set to a plain tune and became a song in the Roman Catholic liturgy. (In fact, the full name of the poem translated as "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" in Chinese should be "Stabat Mater Dolorosa", which means "Standing Mourning Virgin". This Latin sentence is now simplified to Stabat Mater. If it is translated into Chinese literally, then It is "Standing Virgin", which seems a bit confusing, so the meaning of "Dolorosa" was added in the translation, and the meaning of "Stabat" was removed, and it was rearranged according to the Chinese rules and became "Mary's Hymn". ") Later, this poem also attracted many famous ancient, modern, and even modern composers to score it, such as Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Rossini, Dvo?ák, and Szymanowski, etc. etc., and the one by Pergolesi is a model.