An acquaintance of mine is directing a performance of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater" soon as a requirement for an advanced music degree. (Naturally this is a big deal for her.)

I just looked up Pergolesi, read an article, and found this note at the bottom of the article:

"Magpied from a variety of web and paper sources, some contradictory, including the Encyclopedia Britannia and the Catholic Encyclopedia."

Magpied, eh? Now there's a good verb for the era of cut-and-paste.
------
The concert is February 25th, 2007, at 3 pm at St Joseph's RC Church, Shawnee KS. Pergolesi was born in 1710, so I expect Baroque music. It should be good.