Summary
The Missa solemnis in C major, K. 66, is a mass composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1769.[1] It is scored for SATB soloists and choir, violins I and II, viola, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 clarini (high trumpets), 2 trumpets and basso continuo.
| Missa solemnis in C major | |
|---|---|
| "Dominicus" | |
| Mass by W. A. Mozart | |
 Interior of St Peter's Abbey, Salzburg | |
| Key | C major |
| Catalogue | K. 66 |
| Occasion | Ordination of Cajetan Hagenauer as Pater Dominicus |
| Composed | 15 October 1769: Salzburg |
| Movements | 6 |
| Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
| Instrumental | Orchestra |
Mozart composed the mass for the ordination of Cajetan Hagenauer, son of Lorenz Hagenauer, the Mozarts' landlord and family friend. Cajetan had entered St Peter's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, whilst the Mozarts were on their grand tour.[2] When he became a priest in 1769, he took the name Pater Dominicus and celebrated his first solemn high mass; this gives the work its nickname, Dominicusmesse.[3] Leopold Mozart conducted the première on 15 October to a packed church in Salzburg;[4][5] it is thought that the success of this performance led to Wolfgang's first Italian tour.[6]
Due to its length, the mass is classified as a missa solemnis.[7] It is divided into six movements.
- Kyrie Adagio, C major,
- "Kyrie eleison" Allegro, C major, 3
4
- "Kyrie eleison" Allegro, C major, 3
- Gloria Allegro moderato, C major, 3
4- "Laudamus te" Andante grazioso, F major, 2
4; soprano/alto duet - "Gratias agimus tibi" Adagio, C major,
- "Propter magnam gloriam tuam" Allegro, C major,
- "Domine Deus" Un poco andante, G major, 3
4; tenor solo - "Qui tollis peccata mundi" Un poco adagio, G minor,
- "Quoniam tu" Andante ma un poco allegro, F major, 3
4; soprano solo - "Cum Sancto Spiritu" Alla breve, C major,
- "Laudamus te" Andante grazioso, F major, 2
- Credo Molto allegro, C major,
- "Et incarnatus est" Adagio, F major, 3
4; soloists - "Crucifixus" Adagio, C minor,
- "Et resurrexit" Molto allegro, C major,
- "Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum" Andante, G major, 3
4; soprano solo - "Et in unam sanctam" Moderato, C major,
- "Et vitam venturi saeculi" Allegro, C major, 3
4
- "Et incarnatus est" Adagio, F major, 3
- Sanctus Adagio, C major,
- "Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro, C major, 3
4 - "Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato, C major,
- "Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro, C major, 3
- Benedictus Allegro moderato, G major, ; soloists
- "Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato, C major,
- "Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato, C major,
- Agnus Dei Allegro moderato, C major,
- "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro, C major, 3
8
- "Dona nobis pacem" Allegro, C major, 3
Recordings edit
- 1989 – Edith Mathis (soprano), Rosemarie Lang (contralto), Uwe Heilmann (tenor), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass) – Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel – CD Philips. This recording was used in Volume 19 (Missae/Requiem) of the Complete Mozart Edition. During the 1980s, Kegel recorded Mozart's complete large-scale religious music (i.e. masses, missae brevis, offertoriums etc.) for Philips.
References edit
- ^ Melograni, Piero (2007). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-226-51956-2.
- ^ Einstein, Alfred (1945). Mozart: His Character, His Work. p. 325. ISBN 978-0-19-500732-9.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael; Bourne, Joyce, eds. (2004). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 204.
- ^ Deutsch, Otto Erich (1966). Mozart: A Documentary Biography. Stanford University Press. p. 146.
- ^ Halliwell, Ruth (1998). The Mozart Family: Four Lives in a Social Context. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-19-816371-8.
- ^ Keefe, Simon P. (2003). The Cambridge Companion to Mozart. Cambridge Companions to Music. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-521-00192-2.
- ^ Sadie, Stanley (2006). Mozart: The Early Years 1756–1781. OUP Oxford. p. 168.
External links edit
- Missa in C K. 66: Score in the Neue Mozart-Ausgabe
- Free scores of Missa Solemnis in C major (Dominicusmesse), KV 66 in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Mass in C major, K.66: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project