Barenreiter BA7674a-90: The Gloria RV 589 is one of Vivaldi’s most popular compositions today and one of the most regularly performed sacred vocal works from the Baroque era. The work was, in all probability, composed around 1716 during Vivaldi’s time at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice. Although Vivaldi’s Gloria was written for solo voices and mixed choir, it is likely that it was performed at the girls’ orphanage with female voices only. SSAA arrangement