Mozart: Missa in C major KV 257

06
jul

Here, as also in his earlier “Litte Credo Mass” KV 192, Mozart made use of a church music device which can be traced back in south-German and Austrian church music to the beginning of the 18th century: frequent repetition of the opening words of the “Credo”. This presupposes that the setting of the words of […]

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Joseph Haydn: Harmoniemesse in B

06
jul

The Harmoniemesse is the last of the “High Masses” which Haydn composed between 1796 and 1802 for the name day of the Princess Esterházy, and at the same time it was the last composition which Haydn ever completed. It was given its name because of the important role which the wind instruments play in the […]

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