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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 .
Mozart composed the mass for the
ordination of
Cajetan Hagenauer [
de ] , son of
Lorenz Hagenauer [
Wikidata ] , 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
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,
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
Sanctus Adagio , C major,
"Pleni sunt coeli et terra" Allegro , C major, 3 4
"Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato , C major,
Benedictus Allegro moderato , G major,
; soloists
"Hosanna in excelsis" Moderato , C major,
Agnus Dei Allegro moderato , C major,
"Dona nobis pacem" Allegro , C major, 3 8
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography . p. 31.
ISBN
978-0-226-51956-2 .
^
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ISBN
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^
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 .
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ISBN
978-0-19-816371-8 .
^
Keefe, Simon P. (2003).
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Masses and
Requiem
G major, K. 49/47d
Waisenhausmesse C minor, K. 139/47a
D minor, K. 65/61a
Dominicusmesse C major, K. 66
Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis C major, K. 167
Kleine Credo Messe F major, K. 192/186f
D major, K. 194/186h
Sparrow Mass C major, K. 220/196b
Missa longa C major, K. 262/246a
Credo Mass C major, K. 257
Piccolomini Mass or Spaur Mass C major, K. 258
Orgelsolomesse C major, K. 259
B-flat major, K. 275/272b
Coronation Mass C major, K. 317
Missa Solemnis C major, K. 337
Great Mass C minor, K. 427/417a
Requiem, K. 626
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