Stabat Mater - A Symphonic Cantata - For Soli, Chorus and Orchestra - Sheet Music for Pianoforte - Op.96 : Read Books : 9781528707442 : 1528707443 : 14 Dec 2018 : This volume contains the sheet music for Charles V. Stanford's "Stabat Mater, Op. 96". It is a 'symphonic cantata', a vocal composition accompanied by instruments, typically in several movements and often including a choir. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish composer, conductor, and teacher of music. He was educated at the University of Cambridge and continued his studies in Berlin and Leipzig. He was a very influential composer, responsible for making Cambridge University Musical Society an internationally acclaimed organisation. Stanford was also a profuse composer, producing a large corpus of work in many genres; however, he is perhaps best remembered for his Anglican choral works for church performance. His music eventually became overshadowed by that of Edward Elgar and a number of his former pupils