Schöpfungsmesse
Appearance
Missa | |
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Schöpfungsmesse | |
Mass by Joseph Haydn | |
Key | B-flat major |
Catalogue | Hob. XXII/13 |
Composed | 1801 |
Vocal | SATB choir and soloists |
Instrumental | Orchestra |
The Mass No. 13 in B-flat major, Hob. XXII/13, was composed by Joseph Haydn in 1801.[1] It is known as the Schöpfungsmesse or Creation Mass because of the words "qui tollis peccata mundi" in the Gloria. He recycled music from Adam and Eve's final duet in The Creation,[2] a fact which scandalized Empress Maria Theresa so much that she ordered Haydn to recompose that passage for her own copy.[3]
The recurrent motif in measure 51 of the Gloria is identical to the solo soprano/tenor motif in measure 13 of "Der Herr ist Groß" from Haydn's "Die Schöpfung".
The work was first performed on 13 September 1801.[4] It consists of six movements:
- Kyrie, Adagio, B-flat major, 3/4
- Kyrie, Allegro moderato, B-flat major, 6/8
- Gloria, Allegro, B-flat major, alla breve
- Qui tollis, Adagio, E-flat major, 3/4
- Quoniam tu solus sanctus, Molto vivace, B-flat major, common time
- In gloria Dei Patris, Presto, B-flat major, common time
- Credo, Vivace, B-flat major, common time
- Et incarnatus est, Adagio, G major, 3/4
- Et resurrexit, Allegro, B-flat major, common time
- Et vitum venturi, Più Allegro, B-flat major, common time
- Sanctus, Adagio, B-flat major, common time
- Pleni sunt coeli, Allegro, B-flat major, common time
- Benedictus, Allegretto, E-flat major, 6/8
- Agnus Dei, Adagio, G major, 3/4
- Dona nobis pacem, Allegro moderato, B-flat major, alla breve
Notes
[edit]- ^ p. 132 (1974) Hugues
- ^ p. 282 (1992) Holoman
- ^ p. 652 (2009) Heartz
- ^ Joseph Haydn: Mass in Bb, Schöpfungsmesse (Creation Mass) Boston Baroque
References
[edit]- Heartz (2009) Daniel. New York. Mozart, Haydn and Early Beethoven: 1781 — 1802 W. W. Norton & Co.
- Holoman (1992) D. Kern. New York Evenings with the Orchestra: a Norton Companion for Concertgoers W. W. Norton & Co.
- Hughes (1974) Rosemary. London. Haydn J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
External links
[edit]- Mass in B-flat major, Hob.XXII:13 (Haydn, Joseph): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Free scores of Schöpfungsmesse in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)