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:
Missa | |
---|---|
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: