Musical settings have abounded from the late medieval period to today, with [[polyphony|polyphonic]] compositions by [[Josquin Desprez]] and [[Palestrina]] among others before becoming grander during the 18th century with versions for soloists, choir and orchestra by [[Pergolesi]] and [[Joseph Haydn]] becoming particularly popular. [[Gioacchino Rossini]], [[Antonin Dvorak]], [[Giuseppe Verdi]], [[Francis Poulenc]] and the Pole, [[Karel Szymanowsky]] have well known settings. There is a modern stabat mater by the contemporary Latvian composer, [[Arvo Part]]. | Musical settings have abounded from the late medieval period to today, with [[polyphony|polyphonic]] compositions by [[Josquin Desprez]] and [[Palestrina]] among others before becoming grander during the 18th century with versions for soloists, choir and orchestra by [[Pergolesi]] and [[Joseph Haydn]] becoming particularly popular. [[Gioacchino Rossini]], [[Antonin Dvorak]], [[Giuseppe Verdi]], [[Francis Poulenc]] and the Pole, [[Karel Szymanowsky]] have well known settings. There is a modern stabat mater by the contemporary Latvian composer, [[Arvo Part]]. |