Austrian composer,
Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Life
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohra ...
's Missa Hispanica or Missa a due cori,
Klafsky I:17, MH 422, was presumably written for
Spain
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, but there is no evidence of its ever having been performed there during Haydn's lifetime. The mass is scored for 2
oboe
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The most common type of oboe, the soprano oboe pitched in C, ...
s, 2
bassoon
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s, 2 horns in low C, F and G, 2
trumpet
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s in C,
timpani
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, strings, basso continuo, SATB soloists, and two mixed choirs.
The
mass setting
The Mass () is a form of sacred musical composition that sets the invariable portions of the Christian Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism), known as the Mass.
Most Masses are s ...
is divided into the usual six movements:
# "Kyrie" Largo,
C major
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,
common time
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#:—"Kyrie eleison" Allegro, 3/4
# "Gloria" Allegro con spirito, C major, common time
#:—"Qui tollis peccata mundi..." Adagio,
F major
F major is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat.Music Theory'. (1950). United States: Standards and Curriculum Division, Training, Bureau of Naval Personnel. 28. Its relati ...
, 3/4
#:—"Quoniam tu solus sanctus..." Vivace, C major, common time
# "Credo" Vivace, C major, 3/4
#:—"Et incarnatus est..." Adagio molto, G major, 2/4
#:—"Et resurrexit..." Allegro spiritoso, C major, 3/4
# "Sanctus" Andante con moto, C major, common time
# "Benedictus" Allegro moderato, C major, 3/4
#:—"Osanna..." Allegro, C major, common time
# "Agnus Dei" Largo, C major, 3/4
#:—"Dona nobis pacem..." Allegro con fuoco, C major, common time
The Austrian premiere was in
Kremsmünster
Kremsmünster is a town in Kirchdorf an der Krems District, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Settled in 777, it is home to the Kremsmünster Abbey.
The Abbey was founded 777 by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria and is one of the oldest abbeys ...
on June 24, 1792, a performance in
Salzburg
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followed in 1796. When Empress Marie Therese visited Salzburg in 1805, she liked the music so much she wanted to have her own copy of the score.
[p. 52 (2003) Rice]
Notes
References
* Rice (2003) John A. Cambridge ''Empress Marie Therese and music at the Viennese court, 1792 — 1807'' Cambridge University Press
* Sherman (1966) Charles H. Vienna ''Messa à 2 cori. Vocal score'' Foreword Haydn Mozart Presse
Compositions by Michael Haydn
Masses (music)
1792 compositions
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