Missa_brevis_No._4_(Mozart)

Mass in D major, K. 194

Mass in D major, K. 194

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The Missa brevis in D major, K. 194/186h, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and completed on 8 August 1774.[1] It is scored for SATB soloists, SATB choir, violin I and II, 3 trombones colla parte, and basso continuo.

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This missa brevis is thought to have been composed for ordinary liturgical use in the Salzburg Cathedral,[1][2] under the directive of Archbishop Colloredo. Mozart tried to satisfy Colloredo's demands for brevity and concision in the composition of this mass – none of the movements have an orchestral prelude, the orchestra itself is highly reduced, there is very little fugal writing, and much of the setting is homophonic.[3] In 1793, the Lotter house published the mass posthumously;[4] it was the first of Mozart's works to appear in print.[3]

The mass consists of six movements. Performances require approximately 15 minutes.

  1. Kyrie Andante, D major, common time
  2. Gloria Allegro moderato, D major, common time
  3. Credo Allegro, D major, 3
    4
    "Et incarnatus est" Andante moderato, D major, common time
    "Et resurrexit" Allegro, D major, 3
    4
  4. Sanctus Andante, D major, common time
    "Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro, D major, 3
    4
  5. Benedictus Andante ma non troppo, G major, common time
    "Hosanna in excelsis" Allegro, D major, 3
    4
  6. Agnus Dei Andante, B minor → D major, 3
    4
    "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro, D major, common time

References

  1. [1]
    Eisen, Cliff; Keefe, Simon, eds. (2006). The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia. p. 274. ISBN 9781139448789.
  2. [2]
    Einstein, Alfred (1945). Mozart: His Character, His Work. p. 334. ISBN 9780195007329.
  3. [3]
    Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. p. 349. ISBN 9780198165293.
  4. [4]
    Deutsch, Otto Erich (1966). Mozart: A Documentary Biography. Stanford University Press. p. 9.
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